Cuyahoga Community CollegeMechatronics
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Area of Study: Mechatronics
Degree/Certificate: Certificate of Proficiency
Contact the Financial Aid Office regarding certificate eligibility.
Program Description:
This program provides a Competency Award that prepares students to diagnose and resolve industrial equipment problems using proper technical assessment skills and core mechanical/electrical skills.
Audience:
Individuals interested in a career in multi-skilled maintenance and installation of mechanical and electrical automation systems used in commercial and industrial applications.
Learning Outcomes/Proficiency:
- Read blueprints and schematics
- Identify and use proper test equipment
- Diagnose and resolve equipment problems by utilizing technical assessment skills that include planning, reliability, logical thinking, ability to use drawings, schematics and documentation Assess for electrical and environmental hazards and follow lock out/tag out procedures according to applicable industry and regulatory standards
- Operate industrial robots and programmable logic controllers
- Employ cross-functional skills to differentiate between thermal, mechanical, fluid and electrical power systems as an isolate fault to a particular subsystem
Program Prerequisite(s):
- High school diploma or GED
- COMPASS assessment required Math and Reading
Course Requirements:
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Course Name: |
Course |
Credit Hrs |
|
Mechanical/Electrical Print Reading |
ISET 1300 |
2 |
|
Mechanical Power Transmission |
ISET 1310 |
2 |
|
Applied Electricity I |
ISET 1410 |
3 |
|
Applied Electricity II |
ISET 1420 |
3 |
|
Welding Blueprint Reading |
ISET 1100 |
2 |
|
Stick Welding |
ISET 2120 |
4 |
|
Fundamentals of Fluid Power |
ISET 1320 |
2 |
|
Industrial Motor Controls |
ISET 2200 |
3 |
|
PLC Maintenance I |
ISET 2500 |
3 |
|
PLC Maintenance II |
ISET 2510 |
2 |
|
PLC Maintenance III |
ISET 2520 |
2 |
|
Introduction to Robotics |
EET 1100 |
2 |
|
Total 30 |
Upon Completion:
- Earn a Competency Award from the Workforce & Economic Development Division (WEDD)
- Compete for positions as a multi-skilled automation technician, multi-skilled industrial maintenance technician or electrical or mechanical equipment technician.
Financial Aid:
Financial assistance, in the form of grants, scholarships, and other funding resources may be available. Contact the Student Financial Aid & Scholarships Office for more information.
For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please view the disclosure for this program.