Automation Engineer Technology - AAS
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing, installing, calibrating, modifying and maintaining automated systems. Includes instruction in computer systems; electronics and instrumentation; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); electric, hydraulic and pneumatic control systems; actuator and sensor systems; process control; robotics; applications to specific industrial tasks; and report preparation.
Careers
Automation Engineering Technologists provide technical support to engineers and professionals working with automated systems. These technicians develop, calibrate, modify, and maintain these systems. Technicians may be employed to support numerous industries that utilize automation and/or robotics.
Institution Wide Outcomes
Hutchinson Community College is committed to a tradition of excellence in education that prepares students for success in academics, careers, and life.
To achieve this goal, HutchCC has established five Institution-Wide Outcomes (IWO) that are embedded into all academic courses. These outcomes are designed to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
- Demonstrate the ability to think critically and make reasonable judgments by analyzing, combining, and evaluating information.
- Demonstrate the skills necessary to access and manipulate information through various methods.
- Demonstrate effective communication through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal and collaborative skills.
- Demonstrate effective quantitative-reasoning and computational skills.
Program Outcomes
- Describe and identify hazards working with electrical wiring.
- Explain ladder logic diagrams.
- Describe the operating characteristics and applications of electrical devices.
- Set up, operate, and maintain electrical devices.
- Apply electrical troubleshooting techniques.
- Diagnose and analyze problems in electrical systems.
- Measure electrical units as applied to AC and DC circuits.
- Evaluate problems in electronic components.
- Describe PLC terminology as applied to industrial controls.
Accreditation
Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
