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The Skills Center Electronics Department provides training in electronics and includes an Electronics Assembly program and an Electronics Technician program. We provide quality technical training for people who are educationally, socially, or economically disadvantaged and to people with disabilities.
Programs are oriented towards the student that may have not been successful in the past because of education, social difficulties, economics, or other disadvantages. We use technology to help you learn and we focus on hands-on activities. The programs are challenging and we take a pride in helping people succeed in these technical areas.
We provide open-entry/open-exit, competency-based, non-credit courses and provide intensive student support services.
What does this mean? You can start at the beginning of nearly any week and complete when you can demonstrate that you are competent according to the program/course competency list. Yes, you can finish early if you work hard at it or perhaps if you have a background in the subject matter. A competency is the information or skill that you must master in order to become a success in your field. Besides your instructor, we provide Instructional Advisors to further help you succeed.
The Skills Center Electronics Department offers three programs: Electronics Assembly Technician, Electromechanical Assembly Technician, and Electronics Technician. You may wish to compare the Skills Center Electronics programs with the Salt Lake Community College credit programs. The faculty and staff work closely together and share classrooms, laboratories, textbooks, and equipment and encourage you to review and compare the programs that best fit your educational needs. You may want to visit the department at http://www.slcc.edu/electronicstechnology
Why the Electronics Assembly Technician Program?
This program provides an entry point into the field of electronics. Many students complete the program and continue their education while earning a good wage. You may work for a companies that provide employees with a tuition-refund program and excellent health and other benefits. Often they will pay for your education. Even without continuing your education, the program introduces you to the exciting world of electronics in an entry-level position. You may progress to either technical positions or manufacturing positions.
Courses within the Electronics Assembly Program are identical to those in the Skills Center Electronics Technician program. These courses articulate to the two-year Electronics Technology program at Salt Lake Community College.
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Why the Electromechanical Assembly Technician Program?
This program increases your skills in the field of electronics. In addition to the courses within the Electronics Assembly Program described above, you will add industry certifications and new skills including those certifications required by many high-tech companies. You will also work in a project environment that parallels the environment of many companies. As with the Electronics Assembly Technician program, you may wish to complete the program and continue your education while earning a good wage. You may also work for a companies that provide you with a tuition-refund program and excellent health and other benefits.
These courses articulate to the two-year Electronics Technology program at Salt Lake Community College.
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Why the Electronics Technician Program?
This program also provides a solid foundation for students that wish to enter the electronics technician field. The program provides a foundation consisting of electronics assembly (identical with the Electronics Assembly Technology program), DC circuits, AC circuits, analog circuits, digital circuits, computer Basic Technology, and an elective consisting of an Industry Certification review course (ISCET), Computer Technology, Troubleshooting, or internship. We will offer more electives to keep up with demand in the future.
As with the Electronics Assembly Technology Program, many students complete the program and go to work for companies that may provide a tuition-refund program, health benefits, investment/retirement programs, and other benefits. Most of these courses articulate to the two-year Electronics Technology program at Salt Lake Community College. It is common for students to complete the Skills Center program, go to work as a technician, and continue their education towards a two-year credit program at the college. After receiving a two-year credit program, you may even then decide to continue your electronics education at a four-year college. In Utah, Weber State University, Utah Valley State College, and Southern Utah University accept a two-year program from Salt Lake community College towards a four-year Bachelor of Science degree.
The Skills Center Electronics program works closely with the credit Electronics program. The common courses are identical with the same text books, lab exercises, Computer Aided Instruction/simulators, laboratory, and often the same instructor. You may be in a classroom or laboratory with credit students and not be able to tell the difference.
Enter in one of the Skills Center Electronics programs. You can start nearly any week and complete when you demonstrate you have mastered the program/course competencies. You are not tied to traditional semesters or quarters and you can complete early if you work hard. You can often get added time if you cannot complete the course on time. If you lack confidence in your ability to do college-level work, the Skills Center program is for you. Once you taste the success of a Skills Center program, you can then enter the workforce and continue your education towards a two-year degree, four-year degree, and beyond.
The local job market for assembly and technician people is very good with employers calling or sending e-mail often for our graduates. We suggest you look in the local newspapers under “Assembly”, "manufacturing", “Electronics” or “Technicians”. The Sunday newspaper classified advertisements are best. You will see jobs available almost every Sunday. You might also look at web sites such as jobs.utah.gov or national web sites such as http://online.onetcenter.org/. Many jobs require experience but you may find that your life experiences and training qualify as well.
What if I don't want to take the entire program?
The Skills Center course may be taken separately. You may find that a single course satisfies your requirements. Want to take only Surface Mount Technology soldering? We can do that. Want to take only DC Circuits? Want to take only J-Std Certification? We can do that. You must have the necessary prerequisites and you can discuss your qualifications for a specific course with the instructor.
What if the course that is not offered by the Skills Center?
These may be a little more difficult to initiate but certainly possible if the job market justifies a new course. We may even find that the course is desirable for other students.
Our students have been hired at several local companies as entry-level assemblers and technicians . Electronics Assembly technician and Electronics Technician jobs are available in the Salt Lake area at good starting salaries.
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Salt Lake Community College - 4600 South Redwood Road - Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
(801) 957-SLCC (957-7522)