Why Consider Electro-Mechanical Automation Technology?

The growing use of automated systems and cutting-edge technology interests you.
Play a vital role in enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving processes in a variety of industries.
The expertise of designing, building, and repairing equipment interests you.
You want to work with computers, electronics, and robotic equipment.
The challenges involved in troubleshooting excite you.

Why Learn at Lakeshore?

This program is offered through our flexible competency-based education (CBE) format, which allows you to accelerate your learning while receiving personalized coaching and support.
With frequent start dates, begin when it's convenient for you.
Learn from expert instructors with decades of experience in the manufacturing industry.
Learn in our state-of-the-art facilities, including our KOHLER Center for Manufacturing Excellence.

What It Takes

Interest in using high-tech equipment, tools, hardware, and software
Attention to detail and thoroughness in completing intricate tasks
Interest in the practical application of engineering science and technology
Eagerness to stay updated on emerging technologies

Career Area

Manufacturing

Type

Associate Degree

Program Number

10-620-1

Availability

CBE

Associate Degree
4 Terms
67 Credits
Financial Aid Eligible
Starts fall

Career Outlook

Electro-Mechanical Automation Technology

Median Income: $80,552.00*

POTENTIAL JOB TITLES

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Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians

Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

Electro-Mechanical Technicians

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

Mechanical Engineering Technicians

Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Disclosure:

*As with any survey data, the wages presented here are prone to error and sampling bias. Educational decisions should not be entirely based on the data presented here. Graduate Outcome Survey data is from 2023-24 Lakeshore graduates.

Admissions and Enrollment Waitlist and Petition Flexible Learning Courses

Admission and First Semester Enrollment Steps

Submit online application
Complete the online Student Success Questionnaire
Complete Get Started at Lakeshore appointment
- Application Check-in
- College Orientation Overview
- 1st Time Program Registration

Submit high school transcripts, college transcripts, and test scores (optional, highly recommended). Official transcripts will be needed for transferring college credit(s) and for financial aid purposes.

Program Cost

Tuition Cost: $11,975.34
Book Cost: $1,196.00
Supply Cost: $0.00
Program Total: $13,171.34

Some of Lakeshore College’s programs may reach program capacity due to high demand. When this occurs, the College will follow the Admissions Procedure to establish and maintain a waitlist to prioritize enrollment. In addition, some programs may offer a petition process outlined in their specific program handbook.

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION is a learning model offering far more flexibility than traditional models. Fitting college around your work and personal commitments is possible because CBE allows you to:

Learn When You Want To
Progress at Your Own Pace
Receive Personalized Coaching; Support

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Faculty Bios

Andrew Thelen

Teaching at Lakeshore allows me to offer more than just technical content. It allows me to share my experience and insight, which students find valuable.

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Brenden Olds

Building a knowledge base in electro-mechanical technology is to build a knowledge base in the very infrastructure that facilitates our modern way of life.

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Wade Wittmus

I enjoy helping people attain their career ambitions by giving them the knowledge they need in the ever-changing world of industrial automation.

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Matthew J Roskopf

I feel it's important to stay current with industry leaders and I like to emulate real life experience in the classroom. I enjoy working at Lakeshore because they provide the materials and equipment necessary to really create that experience.

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