Mechatronics
Mechatronics is a skill set that integrates electric, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical skills, all under computer control. The two-year certification is a gateway to a diverse range of jobs; if you can think of it, we can teach you about it. Ski lifts? We can teach you. Traffic control and lighting? We’ve got classes for it. Underwater robots? Certainly. No matter what piques your interest, we can give you the skills and knowledge to work with it.
The Mechatronics curriculum was revised and updated to meet employment demands. There are three Associate Degree concentrations (60 units), five certificate options (18-24 units), and 2 Skills Certificates (< 18 units).
In the certificate patterns, a student may choose the option that will meet a particular vocational skill requirement. Patterns are available that provide knowledge and experience in Optical Communications Technology, Linear Electronics Technology, and two levels of Computer Technology.
The Computer Technology Concentration for the Associate Degree provides the practical knowledge and experience to install, program, and maintain business computing equipment, or the computer controlled electro-mechanical equipment used for measurement and control during product manufacturing.
The Electronics Technology Concentration provides the practical knowledge and experience to troubleshoot and repair electronic analog and digital electronic equipment at the component level.
We also have a Mechatronics club in order to provide for you a community among fellow technology enthusiast students.
More information can be found at the Sierra College Mechatronics Department website: www.realskillsrealjobs.com
Mechatronics Technology
A.A. or A.S. Degree and/or Certificate
Successful completion of the curriculum in Mechatronics Technology prepares students for positions in businesses and industries that manufacture, utilize, or repair equipment incorporating electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and programming.
Mechatronics Technology Gainful Employment Information
| Occupations (SOC code - links to summary report) | Electro-mechanical Technicians 17-3024.00 Robotics Technicians 17-3024.01 Computer/ATM Repairers 49-2011.00 Electical/Electonics Repairers 49-2094.00 |
|---|---|
| CIPC Code | 470105 |
| Semester Units Required | 24 |
| Normal Time to Completion Rounded (months)** | 12 |
| Estimated Total Fees | $908 |
| Estimated Total Cost of Books and Supplies | $438 |
| Optional Dorm Fee: Estimated Total | $6,700 |
| Students Completing the Program 2009-10* | 21 |
| On-Time Completion Count* | 0 |
| On-Time Completion Rate (%)* | 0% |
| Median Loan Amount* | $0 |
| * Where completions number fewer than 10, data may not be disclosed due to confidentiality regulations ** Based on full time attendance |
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Electro-Mechanical
Skills Certificate
Completion of the skills certificate provides students with the underlying principles and hands-on techniques of basic electronics and basic mechanics, thereby preparing them for entry-level electro-mechanical technician positions. Emphasis is on use of electronic test equipment for troubleshooting as well as tools and processes of manufacturing as applied to industrial materials.
Electro-Mechanical Skills Gainful Employment Information
| Occupations (SOC code - links to summary report) | Electical/Electonics Repairers 49-2094.00 Computer/ATM Repairers 49-2011.00 Electro-mechanical Technicians 17-3024.00 Robotics Technicians 17-3024.01 |
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| CIPC Code | 470105 |
| Semester Units Required | 9.0 |
| Normal Time to Completion Rounded (months)** | 6 |
| Estimated Total Fees | $346 |
| Estimated Total Cost of Books and Supplies | $160 |
| Optional Dorm Fee: Estimated Total | $3,350 |
| Students Completing the Program 2009-10* | 15 |
| On-Time Completion Count* | 0 |
| On-Time Completion Rate (%)* | 0% |
| Median Loan Amount* | $0 |
| * Where completions number fewer than 10, data may not be disclosed due to confidentiality regulations ** Based on full time attendance |
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Contact
- B 3
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677 -
M-F: 8:00am - 5:00pm
- (916) 660-7862
- (916) 630-4523
Steven Gillette PT Instructor, Mechatronics
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- V 113 C
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- sgillette@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-7863
- (916) 630-4542
Michael Halbern CIE Instructor
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- V 113B
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- mhalbern@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-7860
Alysia Lopez Laboratory Technician, Mechatronics
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- V 106
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- alopez@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-7862
- (916) 630-
Tony Osladil Mechatronics Instructor
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- V 113B
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- tosladil@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-7861
William Robinson Part-time Instructor, Mechatronics
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- wrobinson@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-7800
- (916) 630-4523
Raymond Warner Part-time Instructor, Mechatronics
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- LR 113
- 5000 Rocklin Rd.
Rocklin, CA 95677
- rwarner8@sierracollege.edu
- (916) 660-7800
- (916) 630-4523
Steven House Part-time Instructor, Nevada County Campus, Mechatronics
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- N1 111
- 250 Sierra College Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
- shouse@sierracollege.edu
- (530) 274-5300
- (530) 274-5324
James "Jim" Weir Jr. Part-time Instructor, Nevada County Campus, Mechatronics
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- N1 111
- 250 Sierra College Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
- jweir@sierracollege.edu
- (530) 274-5300
- (530) 274-5324
Claudio Bravo Part-time Instructor, Fundamentals of Electronics
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- Tahoe-Truckee 105
- 11001 College Trail
Truckee, CA 96161
- cbravo@sierracollege.edu
- (530) 550-2207
- (530) 550-2229