Anne Arundel Community College’s Electronics Engineering Technology program might be a perfect fit. Our Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree or certificate will prepare you for employment in a wide array of local industries. From defense to communication to biomedical and more, your acquired skill set will prepare you to assemble, install, maintain, calibrate and troubleshoot high-tech electronic equipment. In addition, the degree can be completed in two years right here in Arnold. Did we mention you DO NOT have to take calculus? And if that were not enough, you will also be supported by faculty who really care about you, all the way from recruitment through degree completion and into your new job.
AACC offers the following Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees. The state of Maryland refers to the A.A.S. as a career degree, because it's intended to provide you with skills to enter the workforce. In some cases, AACC has entered into transfer agreements that allow these degrees to transfer to select colleges.
You’ll get in-depth training in all of the skills necessary to become an electronics technician. You’ll learn about electronic hardware and assembly techniques, semiconductors and multiple types of circuits, with the ability to study telecommunications, microcomputers, fiber optic communications and more, according to your interests. By the time you finish, you’ll be well prepared to start your career.
The following certificate prepares students for employment, and feeds into the A.A.S. degree, if so desired:
You’ll learn about electronic hardware and assembly techniques, semiconductors and multiple types of circuits. By the time you finish, you will have achieved basic competence in electronics and be ready to enter the workforce. If you’re already working in the electronics industry, you’ll be able to upgrade your skills and receive formal recognition for your expertise.
Lifelong friends Larry Cate and Dan Mathias started Absolute Fire Protection 30 years ago while still seniors in college. Mathias said that AACC was a clear path to the competitive engineering program at a state level. “The pre-engineering program (at AACC) was very challenging,” said Mathias. “I’d say it definitely prepared me.”
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