Major Code
735A

The Automation Technology program provides technical skills in industrial motor controls, PLCs, electrical principles, hydraulics and pneumatics.

Career Ready Pathway (21 Months)

Guided pathways are recommended course sequences for earning a certificate or degree. Waubonsee’s academic and career advising and counseling professionals are available to guide students on their path to graduate.

General Education Requirements

15

COM100 Fund of Speech Communication

3

or

COM121 Communication in the Workplace

3

ENG101 First-Year Composition I

3

or

ENG152 Business Communication

3

ENG102 First-Year Composition II

3

or

ENG153 Technical Writing

3

Mathematics Elective*

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective

3

Core Program Requirements

19

AMT100 Introduction to Manufacturing Automation Systems

3

CIS110 Business Information Systems

3

EGR101 Engineering Graphics

3

MTT100 Safety Principles

1

MTT108 Machining Fundamentals

3

MTT110 Print Reading for Machine Trades

3

MTT115 Manual Machine Shop Operations

3

Major Program Requirements

24

AMT102 Basic Electricity

3

AMT110 Machine Fundamentals

3

AMT120 Automated Systems I

3

AMT121 Automated Systems II

3

AMT122 Automated Systems III

3

AMT130 Fluid Power

3

AMT200 Automated Programming I

3

AMT201 Automated Programming II

3

Electives

2

Select electives from:  Auto Body Repair (ABR), Automation Technology (AMT), Automotive Technology (AUT), Business Administration (BUS), Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CAD), Construction Management (CMT), Electronics Technology (ELT), Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVA), Internship (ITS), Machine Tool Technology (MTT), Welding (WLD)

Program Total

60