Fundamentals of Smart Automation, CoA

Program Description

This Certificate of Achievement, Fundamentals of Smart Automation, will provide students with a well-rounded course of training in industrial operations, maintenance, and repairs. This certificate provides students with a strong base of knowledge in a variety of topics in manufacturing including workplace safety, electricity, robotics, mechanical systems, pneumatics, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial networking, and IIoT. Students will work hands-on with state-of-the-art training equipment to practice operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing automated systems. Graduates of this program will be prepared to enter the manufacturing workforce in high-demand positions such as machine operator and industrial maintenance technician.

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Program Requirements

Certificates of Achievement are a set of courses that can serve as a stepping stone to an associate degree or allow students to enter the workforce.  Certificates of Achievement have a general education component.

To earn a Certificate of Achievement, students must:

1. Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (see requirements for graduation.)
2. Complete a minimum of 15 semester credit hours within the college.
3. Satisfy General Education requirements for the Certificate of Achievement.
4. Have no financial or library obligation to the college.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the certificate will:

PSLO1: Describe industry standard manufacturing and automation concepts and theories

PSLO2: Demonstrate essential entry level, industry standard skills related to safety and maintenance

PSLO3: Demonstrate the ability to operate industry standard smart automation equipment