The curriculum provides you with the classroom and hands-on experiences needed to develop and execute troubleshooting strategies and preventative maintenance on electromechanical systems, vacuum systems, and power RF systems. You will also gain competency in developing and troubleshooting programs for programmable logic controllers. This curriculum places particular emphasis on semiconductor manufacturing processes and receives technical assistance and support from Intel Corporation.

        Upon completion of this program, you will be prepared to obtain employment as an electromechanical equipment technician within the manufacturing industry, particularly the semiconductor industry, or within other environments utilizing electronically controlled environmental or security systems. You will also be prepared to continue your studies at the bachelor’s degree level in such disciplines as engineering or business administration. You should speak with an academic advisor to be sure that the courses you select would satisfy the requirements of the receiving institution.

        In order to be considered for the Electromechanical Technology program, you must have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED). In addition, you must have completed three years of high school English or the QCC equivalent, and one year of high school algebra or the QCC equivalent. All courses must be completed with grades of "C" or higher.