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Electronics Technology
Computer Information Security

Electronics Technology


Designed to prepare the student for employment in industry by providing an extensive background in electronics theory with laboratory application. Employment would beat the level of entry-level technologist/technician or engineering assistant. 

The fields of electronics and computer servicing offer unlimited opportunities. With the development of the integrated circuit and its incorporation into products such as computers, factory equipment, and consumer goods, there appears to be no end in sight for the future of electronics. New applications and products are being developed constantly and the need for skilled employees to aid in design, manufacture, and servicing these products will continue to grow.

Each of these fields presents opportunities form the greater San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento where many firms, big and small, are seeking skilled technologists. Some graduates with a degree or certificate can expect potential salaries of over $2,000 per month. Extensive experience and further education may more than double this amount. Work may be with a private firm, business under government contract or civil service.

Technicians may work in research and development or in manufacturing. They may assist an engineer, or in some cases a criminologist, or direct junior technicians or mechanics in the laboratory or field, independently or with a team of other technicians. Entry into these fields as a trainee or assistant may lead to advancement to senior technician, supervisor or project technician.

Required Courses   Units
ECTN 050—DC Electronics Principles   4
ECTN 051—AC Electronic Principles   4
ECTN 052—Semiconductor Devices and Circuits   4
ECTN 053—Communications Operational Amplifiers   4
ECTN 060—Basic Digital Fundamentals   4
ECTN 061—Digital Systems: Principles & Applications   4
ECTN 140—Mathematics for Electronics   4
ECTN 141—Mathematics for Electronics   4
MT 162—Robotics Manufacturing Systems       3
    35

Students may substitute:

ECTN 132 and 133 for ECTN 140
ECTN 134 and 135 for ECTN 141

NOTE: Not all courses are offered every semester, and the sequence of courses listed above is recommended, not required.

Recommended Electives:

ECTN 102, 111, 112, 113, 150, 151, 171
DRFT 050   ENGL 051
IT 140   OCED 090, 091

Advanced standing may be granted for ECTN 050 and/or ENTN 051 or ECTN 060 by achieving a satisfactory score on a written test. The test may not be retaken.

Computer Information Security

Required Courses   Units
ECTN 122—Computer Network+ Technology   4
ECTN 124—Computer Security+ Technology   4
ECTN 126—A+ Computer Hardware Technology   4
ECTN 128—A+ Computer Operating Systems Technology       4
    16

To achieve the… 

Associate in Science Degree — Completion of 60 units, including the 35-unit major, general education requirements.

Certificate of Achievement — Completing the 35-unit major.

*For each of the following programs, the required courses must be completed with a grade “C” or better.

This page last updated 8/29/08 by Jamie Smith.