Industrial Electronics Technology Degree

The immense field of Industrial Electronics Technology is an area of study blending engineering and manufacturing to help make production more efficient. An Industrial Electronics Technology degree will often have three primary career pathways: avionics, biomedical equipment, and electronics. Get more details below including other Virginia colleges that offer industrial electronics technology degrees.

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Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC)

1 College Avenue, Wise, VA

Virginia Highlands Community College, located in beautifully mountainous Abingdon, Virginia, enrolls approximately 3,200 students each year into their many programs of study.

VHCC offers the opportunity for students to earn an associate’s degree in many different areas, including: arts, education, business, information technology, science and horticulture, engineering, and industrial technology. VHCC also offers various career studies certificates, including: nurse’s aide certification, pharmacy technician certification, and business management. These certificates allow local businesses and employees to help augment their current knowledge of their already existing job field.

Virginia Highlands Community College is a fully accredited part of the VCCS system and subsequently has an agreement with all Virginia state colleges which allows students automatic acceptance when they have completed their associate’s degree.

Those who need additional financial assistance to attend VHCC may qualify for their Tobacco Scholarship Assistance Program which is geared toward students whose heritages lies with the many tobacco farmers of southern and western Virginia.

The cost to attend Virginia Highlands Community College is $127.00 per credit hour for in-state residents. Those who reside out of state can attend VHCC for $319.00 per credit hour. Those who live within a 30-mile radius, but across the state line, can attend VHCC for $143.00 per credit hour.

If you would like to apply at Virginia Highlands Community College, or would like more information on the many associate’s degree programs and career certificates offered there, click here to access VHCC’s official website.

Career Options for Graduates

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Description

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment employment is expected to grow at a rate of 0.1% from 2014 to 2024

Semiconductor Processors

Description

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).