Industrial Electronics Technician
Certificate of Achievement Electronics · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This certificate prepares students to maintain and troubleshoot basic industrial control systems. Students gain hands-on experience with switches, contactors, motor drives, and indicators. Students who obtain this certificate are proficient at circuit analysis, wiring, crimping, and documentation to include wiring diagrams, schematics, and basic ladder logic diagrams.
Program Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to utilize fundamental electrical theory to predict and explain behavior of electric circuits.
- Students will acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively use multimeters and oscilloscopes to analyze and troubleshoot electric circuits.
- Students will acquire the electrical knowledge and practical skills necessary to obtain employment as a maintenance technician to meet the needs of local manufacturing facilities.
Requirements
Review Certificate Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ELEC A100 | Electronic Problem Solving | 3-4 |
| orMATH A115 | College Algebra | |
| orMATH A120 | Trigonometry | |
| ELEC A111 | D.C. Circuits | 3 |
| ELEC A112 | A.C. Circuits | 3 |
| ELEC A131 | Automation 1- Industrial Control Systems | 4 |
| Total Units | 13-14 | |
Program Sequence
Program Sequence
These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Units |
|---|---|
| ELEC A100or MATH A115or MATH A120 | Electronic Problem Solvingor College Algebraor Trigonometry |
| ELEC A111 | D.C. Circuits |
| ELEC A112 | A.C. Circuits |
| ELEC A131 | Automation 1- Industrial Control Systems |
| Units | |
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