What does an
Electronics Technician do?
How much does an electronics technician earn, and will there be any jobs when
I graduate?
What about
Job placement at MCC?
What industry
certifications can I earn at MCC?
How long will
it take to earn my electronics degree?
But I'm working
full-time and can only attend classes part-time. How long will that take?
I'm a busy working adult with children.
Will your classes fit into my schedule?
I'm an adult; will I be the oldest person in a class
full of teenagers?
You offer two
different electronics degrees. What is the difference between them?
I'm still undecided.
how soon must I decide?
I might want
to pursue a 4-year degree eventually. What credits transfer?
Yes, but that's
a B.A.S. degree. what if i want a B.S.E.E.T. degree from asu?
How about a
B.S.E.E.?
I have another
question that is not answered here. How can I get it answered?
What about Job placement?
MCC maintains an online system called the Maricopa Career Network into which
you are encouraged to place your resume. Local corporations often search this
database for students who meet their qualifications. In addition, student internships
are sometimes available. If available, intership opportunities are often posted
on the bulletin boards in the Technology Building.
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What industry
certifications can I earn?
We encourage our students
to become Certified Electronics Technicians. This certification will improve
your attractiveness to potential employers. Our
curriculum prepares you for the examination offered by the International
Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET). A certified representative
of
the ISCET is on our staff and can provide more information. For your convenience,
we offer this examination on campus. See the bulletin boards in the Technology
Building for dates and times.
In addition, our ET program is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Ours is the only Electronics program in Arizona that has this certification.
Our graduates are hired by the FAA to support airport radars and landing systems
at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix.
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How long will it take to earn my electronics degree?
If you are full-time, it takes two years, including a summer.
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But I'm working
full-time and can only attend classes part-time. How long will that take?
Some of our students can take
only one course per semester, while others take two courses per semester.
There is no time limit on completing your degree;
simply apply for graduation whenever you are close to completing all the
required courses.
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I'm
a busy working adult with children. Will your classes fit into my schedule?
Maybe.
Although we don't offer all of our classes every semester, we do offer
all our courses both in the mornings and in the evenings. You can earn
your degree entirely in the evening or entirely in the morning. You can
even take most of your general education classes online if you prefer.
Plus, we have a wonderful, licensed
and certified child care center on campus. You can sign up your child(ren)
for a time slot that matches your class times.
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I'm
an adult; will I be the oldest person in a class full of teenagers?
No! ALL ages are welcome
and represented in our classes. MCC's average student age is 27. In the
Electronics program, we have students ranging in age from the twenties
to well past retirement age. We have had students as young as 13 (with
special permission).
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I'm still undecided.
how soon must I decide?
You have time. There
are several courses that are common to both of these degrees. For example,
ELE111, ELE112, ELE121, ELE131, ELE181, ELE222, and ELE241 are required by both degrees. If you
are undecided, take these courses first.
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I might want
to pursue a 4-year degree eventually. What credits transfer?
This diagram shows an overview of transferability between
MCC Electronics degrees and ASU.
Both of
our AAS degrees (ET, and EET) will be accepted by ASU-East into any
of their Bachelor
of Applied Science
(BAS) degree programs. You will enter their program as a Junior, with only
two more years of classes (if full-time) to obtain a 4-year Bachelors degree.
The BAS degree is intended for people who will work in industry in technical
positions such as plant managers and production managers, but who will
not generally be doing design or research work. You can major in areas
such as Computer Systems Administration, Consumer Products Technology,
Instrumentation, Microcomputer Systems, Production Technology, Semiconductor
Technology, and Software Technology Applications. Take a look at the BAS
brochure.
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Yes,
but that's a B.A.S. degree. what if I want a B.S.E.E.T. degree from
ASU?
The AAS
EET degree is accepted for transfer to ASU East towards a B.S.E.E.T.
after a course-by-course
evaluation.
For transfer
to ASU-main and other Arizona universitites, take
a look at the Arizona Course
Equivalency Guide for Electronics to see which
of our Electronics courses transfer to Arizona's major universities.
(To see how ALL MCC courses transfer, see the general Course
Equivalency Guide.)
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How about a
B.S.E.E.?
The general
education classes (English, humanities, math, and physics) classes transfer.
See the Course
Equivalency Guide for details. Because our
electronics programs are algebra-based, however, and the university electronics
courses are calculus-based, the electronics classes will not generally
transfer.
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I have another
question that is not answered here. How can I get it answered?
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