Certificate in Industrial Automation and Electronic Controls

This pathway meets requirements for the Certificate in Industrial Automation and Electronic Controls. The program emphasizes a practical, hands-on approach to the field of industrial automation and control as students prepare to work with companies or government organizations that manufacture, sell, service, design or support electrical and electronic systems that control machinery, automation, andor processes. Students in this pathway learn to analyze and troubleshoot direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) circuits, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial motor controls and drives, energy generation and conversion, fluid power systems, robotics, and information technology (IT). This certificate is fully embedded in the Mechatronics AAS degree. Students interested in building on this certificate in order to meet requirements for the Mechatronics AAS degree complete an additional 38-44 credits; the majority of those credits must be completed at Shoreline Community College.

Students who will still be underage (16 or 17) by the start of classes must provide original and English-translated copies of their high school transcripts or a copy of their high school diploma.U.S. high school graduation with GPA of at least 2.0.Completion of both primary and secondary education in Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Canada (English-speaking provinces), Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.Completion of English Composition at an accredited post-secondary institution in Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Botswana, Canada (English-speaking provinces), Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.Completion of SCIE's College Bridge Level 5.SAT - 510 in Reading and Writing.ACT - 19 for both English and Reading.AP - English Language & Composition with a score of 3 or higher.AP - English Literature & Composition with a score of 3 or higher.IB - English Literature A with a score of 4 or higher (HL).IB - English A Language & Literature with a score of 4 or higher (HL).