Get your start as a cleanroom operator in Florida's growing tech sector by earning your A.S. degree with a subplan in Semiconductor Manufacturing. Cleanrooms are essential to producing semiconductors, the key elements in computers, electronic devices, integrated circuits and other modern digital technologies like phones. This track gives you hands-on experience and covers semiconductor material processing, cleanroom safety and procedures, equipment operation, basic electronics, and semiconductor wafer preparation, etching, testing, and packaging.
This degree is a sequence of instruction with four sub plans to choose from: electronics, Lean Six Sigma quality, advanced manufacturing, and digital design and modeling. All applied engineering technology students take a common core of six classes (18 credit hours) that gives them a background in safety, quality assurance, metrology, CAD, electronics, and materials. Students will start taking classes in their sub plan right away along with their core and general education courses. There are opportunities to gain industry certifications, attend guest lectures, participate in field trips to local employers, and network with other students. Internships are also available and required for electronics, advanced manufacturing, and digital design and modeling. Our mission is to provide hands-on, relevant coursework in a supportive and creative learning environment. We will prepare students for employment, or provide additional training for currently employed students, in manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, aerospace, or other related industries. The 18 credit hour technical core has also been aligned with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council’s (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification. After completing the core courses, students will be eligible to take the four exams for CPT certification. The graduates of the Engineering Technology A.S. Program can transfer to universities and colleges offering the B.S. degree in Engineering Technology.
