Electronics Technician, AAS

Electronics Technician

This program is designed to give students the technical and interpersonal skills necessary for placement into electronics technician positions. Students gain theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience with both basic and advanced electronics including circuits, controllers, and the machine to system interface. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to

• Analyze, configure, troubleshoot, and assist in designing and measuring electrical and electronic circuits and systems;
• Read and describe the characteristics of basic circuitry and compute circuit capacity;
• Demonstrate wiring design and identify basic electrical components;
• Troubleshoot analog and digital circuits using standard and specialized test equipment;
• Program and troubleshoot PLC systems for basic system control;
• Describe how various industrial processes are coalesced using advanced PLC techniques;
• Demonstrate the use of electrical, electronic solid state, digital, and pneumatic transmitters in practical process control instrumentation; and
• Effectively communicate during problem solving and troubleshooting.

Required Courses

CTS Total Credits: 17

Note: Upon completion of the above courses, students are eligible to earn an Electronics Technician, CTS .

Spring Semester

• COMX 115C - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Credit(s): 3 ^R
• ELCT 102 - Electrical Fundamentals II Credit(s): 4 *
• ELCT 111 - Electric Meters and Motors Credit(s): 3
• ETEC 130 - Panel Wiring and Soldering Credit(s): 2
• PHSX 110 - Applied Physics Credit(s): 4 *

CAS Total Credits: 33

Note: Upon completion of the above courses, students are eligible to earn an Electronics Technician, CAS .

Second Year

AAS Total Credits: 63

¹ This course may be substituted with WRIT 122, Introduction to Business Writing, which is offered at other colleges in the Montana University System.

² WRIT 101 is the preferred option.

^R Indicates Related Instruction requirement.

*Indicates prerequisite and/or corequisite needed. Check course description. 

Recommended Course Offerings:

Students receiving financial aid or veteran’s benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before registering for recommended courses.

• CSCI 111 - Programming with Java I Credit(s): 4 *
• CSCI 113 - Programming with C++ I Credit(s): 4 *
• CSCI 127 - Joy and Beauty of Data Credit(s): 4
• ITS 164 - Networking Fundamentals Credit(s): 3 *

Admission Guidelines

Proof of a score of 55 (Level 1) or higher in Intro/Beginning Algebra on the FVCC math Placement OR an official copy of a transcript proving “C-“ or better in M065, its equivalent, or higher math course. For more information visit https://www.fvcc.edu/student-support/placement-testing/.

Opportunities after Graduation

• Typical wages for electronics technicians are above average both state and nationally.

Advising Information

For more information about this program, contact the advisor.