Delta Region MS

CAREER TYPE

Automation and Control Technician

Automation and Control Technology provides students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to gain employment as an automated manufacturing systems technician in maintenance, diagnostics, engineering, or production in an automated manufacturing environment. The program is on electricity, electronics, industrial computer programming, industrial trouble-shooting, pneumatics, hydraulics, robotics, programmable controls, interfacing techniques, instrumentation, and automated machine processes.

CAREER TYPE KEY FACTS:

Salary Range Potential: $50,000/average annual salary

Class Types:

  • Digital Electronics, Control Systems, Computer Electives

TRAINING CENTER PROGRAMS

Automation & Control Technology-Automation and Control Technician

The focus of this program is on electricity/electronics, fluid power, motors and controllers, programmable controls, interfacing techniques, instrumentation, and automated processes.

Example of Class Types

Digital Electronics, Control Systems, Computer Electives

  Day and Night Classes:

Contact for more information

Pre-requisites required:
Contact for more information

Length of Program
Career Certification:30 hours | Technical Certification: 45 hours | Associate of Applied Science: 60/61 hours

Summary of Program Requirements
Contact for more information

Skills Needed
Trouble shooting, Math Skills, Multi-Tasking, Motor Skills
East Central Mississippi Community College
Decatur Campus

Contact
Jordan Robinson
601-635-6253
jrobinson@eccc.edu



 
Automation & Control Technology-Automation and Control Technician

The focus of this program is on electricity/electronics, fluid power, motors and controllers, programmable controls, interfacing techniques, instrumentation, and automated processes.

Example of Class Types

Digital Electronics, Control Systems, Computer Electives

  Day and Night Classes:

Day Classes Only

Pre-requisites required:
This program requires an ACT Score of 16 in the Composite and Math areas as well as a Silver Certificate on the Workkeys exam. Please see the navigator for additional information regarding testing times, locations.

Length of Program
2 year program (4 semesters)

Summary of Program Requirements
This program requires an ACT Score of 16 in the Composite and Math areas as well as a Silver Certificate on the Workkeys exam. Please see the navigator for additional information regarding testing times, locations.

Skills Needed
Trouble shooting, Math Skills, Multi-Tasking, Motor Skills
East Mississippi Community College
Golden Triangle Campus

Contact
Greta Miller
662-243-2659
gmiller@eastms.edu
Patricia Corrigan
662-243-2631
pcorrigan@eastmsedu