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IPC Industry specifications and standards integrated into the course material. Students have the opportunity to certify in several areas.
Regional Industry Input
Regional industry input was received on program content and format (see anticipated workforce needs through 2005). Partner industries include:
- 3D Labs
- Adtran
- Benchmark Electronics
- Daimler Chrysler
- KBM Manufacturing
- Lockheed Martin
- NorthrupGrumman
- Palco Telecom Services
- PEI Electronics
- Sanmina / SEI
- STI Electronics
- Sverdrup Technologies
- Syncro Corporation
- Teledyne Brown Engineering
- Tintronics Industries
- VMIC
- Whitesburg Electronics
- Wildwood Electronics
Comments from Industry...
- "IPC certification is a significant plus to the academic program."
- "A degree from this curriculum would be worth the equivalent of 2 to 5 years of hands-on experience."
- "We would start new graduates out at a higher salary than our typical entry level employee... 15% to 25% more per hour over an entry-level employee."
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Advanced Electronics Manufacturing
About the Program
 The objective of the Advanced Electronic Manufacturing program is to train skilled technicians for work in the advanced electronic manufacturing industry. This industry requires a unique set of skills and knowledge including:
- Foundations of math, science, and electrical theory applied in the electronic manufacturing process.
- A graded series of courses addressing a wide range of applied concepts from understanding basic electronic components and equipment to the full spectrum of manufacturing principles, including advanced manufacturing processes and technologies.
Topics to include:
- Printed circuit board layout and fabrication,
- Component identification
- Material selection,
- Through-hole and surface mount technology
- Hand and automated soldering techniques
- Cable harness assembly
- Microelectronic component and application processes,
- Fiber optics
- Optoelectronics, and related quality control and management concepts
See the Program Brochure that includes curriculum for this program
go back to Technologies Division see photos from the
ribbon cutting ceremony for the AEM lab |
