Industrial Electronics Overview

The WVC Industrial Electronics program provides training for maintenance electricians and electronics technicians within industrial facilities. It also provides advanced-level training and skill improvement for plant electricians and other employees seeking to improve their work classification within their company on modern electronic and fiber-optic circuits and systems.

Employment outlook and career opportunities are excellent as plant electricians and electronics maintenance technicians within North Central Washington and the Pacific Northwest at various industrial facilities. These include wood processing plants, agricultural food storage and processing warehouses, manufacturing plants, and hydroelectric power facilities.

Before entering the industrial electronics program, students are strongly advised to complete one year of high school algebra or its equivalent. Prior to entry into the program, documentation of computer literacy, or BIT 105 Computer Applications, or instructor permission is required. A current first aid card with CPR is required upon graduation. Course work in computers and basic electricity/electronics is also beneficial prior to entering the program.

Students desiring to transfer their electronics courses to a four-year institution upon graduation from WVC are encouraged to take MATH 105 and ENGL 101 as a minimum within the program. Students who complete the industrial electronics technology ATS degree can earn 1,144 electrical hours toward the Washington State Labor and Industry (07) Nonresidential Maintenance Specialty Electrical License.

Industrial Electronics
Students who complete the ATS in Industrial Electronics will be able to:

• Correctly and safely use a variety of electrical testing equipment.
• Comprehend printed installation and service literature for complex electrical equipment.
• Effectively use standardized automation software such as Rockwell Software or Siemens.
• Communicate with other professions and the general public using terminology appropriate for the electrical service industry.
• Establish or critique an existing electrical maintenance program.
• Recognize different computer network strategies used with electronic control systems.
• Accrue hours toward a Washington state electrical license.
• Acquire training and education to seek employment or advance in current employment.
• Develop a foundation to continue their studies.