Associate of Applied Science - Mechatronics

The Mechatronics program responds to a new and emerging career that trains technicians with “multi-craft” skills to work on robotic and “intelligent” equipment ranging from ATM machines to multi-million-dollar manufacturing cells. The skills taught include electrical, mechanical, and computer technologies. Mechatronics technicians will assist the design, development and engineering staff, and install, maintain, modify and repair mechatronic systems, equipment and component parts. The program combines academic training with hands-on activities.

All CMU/WCCC associate graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in specialized knowledge/applied learning, quantitative fluency, communication fluency, critical thinking, personal and social responsibility, and information literacy. In addition to these campus‐wide student learning outcomes, graduates of this major will be able to: • Demonstrate communication skills to include listening, speaking, writing and electronic formats (Communication Fluency).

• Demonstrate ethical, civic, and work place responsibility as part of professional behavior (Specialized Knowledge). • Demonstrate safe work habits in performance of tasks (Applied Learning). • Demonstrate basic troubleshooting skill sets and repair skill sets to fulfill the needs of entry-level employment (Critical Thinking). • Analyze and implement systems containing hardware and software components (Specialized Knowledge).