Catalog 2021-2022 
    
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Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Electronics Technology, AAS


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94 CREDITS

Program Admission Dates: Winter

The Electronics Technology AAS program exposes students to a basic core of skills through advanced electronics principles and applications. By focusing on the idea that a career in high-tech involves constant and continuing education, the student learns the importance of life-long learning. Through this, the program prepares its graduates for entry level positions in the rapidly growing high-tech industries of the 21st century. Graduates will be able to utilize the skills learned in this program to enter into either the electronics manufacturing industry as assemblers, inspectors, managers and testers, or into any high-tech industry maintaining one of the many multi-million-dollar machines and devices utilized in almost all high-tech fields today.

Electronics Technology AAS degree graduates will:

  • be prepared to obtain entry-level positions as electronics technicians, installers, assemblers and troubleshooters
  • be prepared with the skills to perform standard workplace functions with minimal supervision
  • demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation, and information literacy skills
  • meet Social Science, Humanities, Written Communication, and Quantitative Reasoning distribution area outcomes

Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not offer every course each quarter. It is the student’s responsibility to consult the Class Schedule and work out an individual schedule with an adviser or counselor. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

NOTE: PROGRAM PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS 95 CREDITS IN TOTAL IN ERROR. CORRECTED 8/31/2022.

General Education Requirements - 20 Credits


Diversity and Social Justice Requirement


Within the degree requirements, students must complete a 3-5 credit course that meets the college’s Diversity and Social Justice (DSJ) requirement. DSJ courses are designated in the college schedule and are designed to meet other general education or technical requirements simultaneous to meeting the DSJ requirement (e.g., ENGL& 101D meets both the ENGL& 101 requirement and the DSJ requirement).

Visit the DSJ requirement webpage to view the current list of general education and technical courses that meet the requirement.

Total Program Credits: 94


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