Explore the classes that will teach you about process controls, automation and manufacturing. Study subjects including:
- Electrical processes
- Energy technologies
- Automation
- Business ethics and values
- Manufacturing
- Teamwork
- Process technology
General education requirements round out your learning experience and reinforce the soft skills you’ll learn about in labs. Study employment strategies, written and oral communication, and general math and science.
As part of your degree requirements, you’ll earn a certificate in one of three areas of focus:
- Energy analysis
- Manufacturing technician
- Planning and logistics
The Aims industrial technology program has six themed labs where you can deepen your learning in specific aspects of manufacturing:
- Process control lab with a seven-station mechatronics system
- Electricity lab to explore how electricity works in manufacturing
- Automation lab with industrial-grade programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
- Motor controls lab for studying how motors work and how to control them
- Fluid power lab to understand how various pressure systems can power equipment
- Oil and gas lab to practice using oil and gas industry equipment
An internship in your chosen focus area will give you supervised work experience with a manufacturer in the community under direct guidance from your instructor.