Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology

In the Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology program students study how to monitor, install, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate process controls for temperature, level, flow, and pressure in an industrial environment.

Graduates of the Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology program find career opportunities in fields such as Aerospace, Agriculture, Energy, Manufacturing, Mining and Refining, Pharmaceuticals, Semi-Conductor Technology, and much more. From retro-fitting and maintaining industrial equipment to installing and upgrading controls systems, your skills and knowledge may help define your key role within the organization.

The curriculum includes Programmable logic controllers, transmitters, transducers, recorders, and controllers are used to simulate control techniques. Subjects include basic mathematics for electronics, electricity, solid state, digital devices, applied physics, and calculus. Students study how to monitor, install, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate process controls for temperature, level, flow, and pressure in the classroom and lab.

The Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology program is 24 months in length (eight quarters). The student will earn 159.0 credit hours which are 2,688 clock hours. Tuition is payable on a quarterly basis. There are four quarters in an academic year.

This training program concludes with an externship off campus, or with the completion of a capstone project on campus. The student to instructor ratio for the Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology program is no greater than 24:1.

Program-Outline

Quarter 1

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 110	Math for Electronics	137	9.5
IN 111	Electrical Fundamentals I	95	6.5
IN 112 L	Lab & Shop Projects	104	5.0
	Totals:	336	21.0

Quarter 2

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 120	Solid State Devices	72	5.0
IN 121	Electrical Fundamentals II	108	7.5
IN 122 L	Lab & Shop Projects	156	7.5
	Totals:	336	20.0

Quarter 3

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 130	Operational Amplifiers	84	5.5
IN 131	Physics I	50	3.5
IN 132	Instrumentation I	43	3.0
IN 133 L	Lab & Shop Projects	159	7.5
	Totals:	336	19.5

Quarter 4

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 140	Physics II	110	7.5
IN 141	Calculus I	43	3.0
IN 142	Instrumentation II	65	4.5
IN 143 L	Lab & Shop Projects	118	5.5
	Totals:	336	20.5

Quarter 5

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 210	Calculus II	72	5.0
IN 211	Instrumentation III	69	4.5
IN 212	Motor Control	25	1.5
IN 213 L	Lab & Shop Projects	170	8.5
	Totals:	336	19.5

Quarter 6

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 220	Industrial Computing I	95	6.5
IN 221	Instrumentation IV	100	7.0
IN 222 L	Lab & Shop Projects	141	7.0
	Totals:	336	20.5

Quarter 7

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 230	Programmable Logic Controllers	90	6.0
IN 231	Digital Fundamentals	87	6.0
IN 232	Networking Fundamentals	30	2.0
IN 233 L	Lab & Shop Projects	129	6.0
	Totals:	336	20.0

Quarter 8

Course Number	Title	Clock Hours	Credits
IN 240	Analytical Instruments	64	4.5
IN 241	Industrial Computing II	30	2.0
IN 242	Employment Preparation	72	5.0
IN 243 L	Lab & Shop Projects	50	2.5
IN 244 E	Externship	120	4.0
	Totals:	336	18.0

Total Clock Hours: 2688

Total Credit Hours: 159.0

Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology Book, and Tool List

The book and tool list for students in the Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology program is intended to be a minimum requirement to complete the program. The book and tool list will be provided no later than the first day of class. For specifics on cost of books, training materials, uniforms, and tools, please refer to Tuition and Fees.

Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology Equipment List

Students in the Instrumentation, Automation & Robotics Technology program utilize the following equipment:

Computers

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes and related electronic equipment

Digital multi-meter

Analog/digital transmitter

Control valves

Recorders

Variable frequency drives

Motor control stations

Pumps

PLC labs

HMI labs

Hydraulic labs

Smart communication devices

Distributed control system