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  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Mechatronics",
  "id": "mechatronics--mechtechcoa",
  "name": "Mechatronics Technology",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "mechatronics",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/departments/mechatronics/#mechtechcoa",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "Successful completion of the curriculum in Mechatronics Technology prepares students for positions in businesses and industries that manufacture, utilize, or repair equipment incorporating electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics and programming. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree."
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADVM 0003D",
          "title": "Design for Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0004",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Mechatronics",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0010",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Electronics",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0014",
          "title": "Fabrication Techniques",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0025",
          "title": "Computers for Robotics and Automation",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0044",
          "title": "Mechatronic Processes and Materials",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0054",
          "title": "Mechatronics Systems",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "MECH 0090",
          "title": "Microcontroller Embedded Systems",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "27"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}