Certificate
The Industrial Electronics I certificate program prepares students for entry-level jobs in any of the industrial electricity/electronics cluster of occupations. Students will develop skills in the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial control systems with a focus on programmable logic controllers, electronic sensors, and electronic control circuits.
This is a high demand, high skill and high wage program as defined by the Michigan Community College Network.
Program Highlights
- Build a solid foundation in electricity and electronics applicable to a wide range of electricity related careers.
- Understand the hows and whys of electricity to prepare you to learn new material and solve new problems on your own.
- Work in labs with ‘real world’ equipment that you will see on the job - programmable logic controllers, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, 3 phase motors, motor controllers, sensors and actuators.
![Controllogix PLC - AC, DC, Ethernet, Devicenet Controllogix PLC - AC, DC, Ethernet, Devicenet](https://www.wccnet.edu/ldp-images/.private_ldp/a177791/production/master/311c414c-64fe-4350-83b1-157f1fbad1ad.jpg)
Controllogix PLC - AC, DC, Ethernet, Devicenet
![PLC controlled Festo Sorting Station PLC controlled Festo Sorting Station](https://www.wccnet.edu/ldp-images/.private_ldp/a177791/production/master/388222e8-84c2-416f-b2bb-7352f6297760.jpg)
PLC controlled Festo Sorting Station
![Student Wiring Project Student Wiring Project](https://www.wccnet.edu/ldp-images/.private_ldp/a177791/production/master/19a54472-c4c9-43e7-9fdc-0ee1dd61f2fc.jpg)
Student Wiring Project
![Electronics Laboratory Test Equipment Electronics Laboratory Test Equipment](https://www.wccnet.edu/ldp-images/.private_ldp/a177791/production/master/a0fa7453-7a08-402d-8f78-9b10ba7bf171.jpg)
Electronics Laboratory Test Equipment
![Robotics Laboratory Robotics Laboratory](https://www.wccnet.edu/ldp-images/.private_ldp/a177791/production/master/3d3ecbf3-cee2-4f26-8032-5a968c6ff65d.jpg)
Robotics Laboratory
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2024-2025 Academic Requirements
This program prepares students for entry-level jobs in any of the industrial electricity/electronics cluster of occupations. Students will develop skills in the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial control systems with a focus on programmable logic controllers, electronic sensors, and electronic control circuits.
This is a high demand, high skill and high wage program, as defined by the Michigan Community College Network.
Eastern Michigan University, several BS degrees.
Copies can be obtained from the Counseling Office, a program advisor, or from the Curriculum and Assessment Office Web site: https://www.wccnet.edu/learn/transfer-wcc-credits/articulation-agreements.php .
Students must have an Academic Math Level of 3 to enroll in ELE 111. One year of high school algebra with a grade of "C" or better is recommended.
- Division
- Adv Tech/Public Serv Careers
- Department
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Advisors