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Electronics Technician
(One-year Certificate)

The Electronics Technician program is designed for students seeking entry-level electronics technician positions in manufacturing or service industries. The program emphasizes theory fundamentals, practical troubleshooting, and basic electronics design as well as general studies courses. Technical courses involve extensive lab work using industry standard test equipment and practices.

This program will help students gain skills for entry into one of today's most dynamic and broad-based technical fields. Typical occupations include those of field engineers in business or communications fields, or line/maintenance technicians at manufacturing sites. Electronics training also provides excellent positioning for lateral movement into areas such as technical sales or technical writing.

Entry Requirements

Students are required to take a placement test to determine skill level and readiness in math, reading, and writing. Students must begin with courses within their skill level as determined by placement test scores. Students are also required to complete any prerequisites listed. As part of their training program, students may also be required to enroll in classes that would increase their employability and success.

Advanced Standing

Course work from accredited colleges and universities will be accepted in accordance with college registration policies and the Electronics Department head's recommendation. Official transcripts must be filed with the RCC Admissions Office and the Electronics Department.  In order to ensure that coursework is current, program courses over three years old must be reviewed and approved by the appropriate department head before being accepted toward core requirements. Official transcripts must be filed with the RCC Enrollment Services Office and the Electronics Technology Department.

Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all courses in this program with a grade of "C" or better to receive their certificates. Certain required courses are graded on a pass/no pass basis only. A grade of "P" for these courses indicates a student earned a "C" or better grade.

For more information contact the Electronics Department at:

Grants Pass (541) 956-7244
Toll free in Oregon (800) 411-6508
Toll free from Medford (541) 245-7500, Ext. 7244
TTY (541) 956-7338

Year 2003-2004
Prerequisites
Course No. Description
MTH 60 Fundamentals of Algebra I or a higher level course 4
RD 30 College Reading II 4
WR 30 Fundamentals of Composition II 4
CS 101 Computer Fundamentals I or a higher level course 0-4

Total Credits:

 12-16

Required Courses
Fall of '03
Course No. Description F W S
EET 110 Electronics Drafting, Packaging, and Test Instrumentation1 5    
EET 125 Electronics Fund. 1 (DC) 6    
MTH 65 Fundamentals of Algebra II2 4    
9.167 Emergency First Aid 1    
----- Approved Technical Elective 3    

Total Credits:

 19

Winter of '04
EET 126 Electronics Fund. II (AC)   5  
EET 130 Digital Fund. I   6  

MTH 95

 Intermediate Algebra  or higher level math course or program elective   4-6  
WR 115 Intro. To Expository Writing       
or WR 121 English Composition I or higher-level writing course   3  

Total Credits:

 19-21

Spring of '04
EET 140 Solid State Fundamentals     6
HD 109 Getting the Job I      

PSY 101

 Psychology of Human Relations     3
or BT 101 Human Relations in Organizations     1
---- Approved Technical Electives     8

Total Credits:

 18

Total Credits Each Quarter:

 19 19-21 18

Total Program Credits:

 56-58
1EET 106 Electronics Assembler, 3 cr., and EET 103 Electronics Drafting, 3 cr., can be taken in lieu of this course.
2Approved program elective may be substituted.

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