MCC Electronics Degrees
We offer two different Associates degrees: the "ET" degree, and the "EET" degree. These take two years to complete if you are attending full-time. We also offer an Electronics Certification that can be completed in only one year. If you do not want to pursue a degree or certificate, you can take individual courses.
If you do not desire to pursue a full two-year Associates Degree, or if you would prefer to take only technical courses, you can pursue a Certificate of Completion (“CCL”). Some ET students apply for this certificate when they are halfway through the ET degree in order to show progress for their employers.
We meet periodically with an industrial advisory committee made up of representatives from numerous local electronics employers, both large and small, to assure that the topics covered in these degrees remain up to date, and relevant to the needs of our local industry.
Here are the official checksheets for these degrees:
The suggested course sequence for the two AAS degrees is shown below.
| Electronics Technology | Electronic Engineering Technology | ||||
| Purpose: | If you are interested solely in maximizing your knowledge of electronics, the ET degree may be for you. We minimized the amount of mathematics and physics that are in the traditional EET degree to make room for the additional electronics courses in this degree. Only algebra and trigonometry is required. There is no calculus in this degree. As a result, we could include a second semester of Microprocessors, and two semesters of Electronic Communications. | The EET degree is the traditional degree for students who desire to become Engineering Technicians. It is the standard degree that is offered by many electronics programs around the country, and was developed in response to industry needs beginning in the early 1960's. We have offered this degree here at MCC since 1969. Although this is an occupational degree, some of the credits (such as Physics and Calculus) are likely to transfer to four-year schools and provide a solid foundation upon which to pursue a 4-year degree. | |||
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FIRST SEMESTER (Fall) |
MAT120/121/122/126 Intermediate Algebra |
MAT150 College Algebra/Functions, OR MAT151 College Algebra/Functions, OR MAT152 College Algebra/Functions |
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| ELE111 Circuit Analysis I | ELE111 Circuit Analysis I | ||||
| ELE131 Digital Logic & Circuits | ELE131 Digital Logic & Circuits | ||||
| ELE181 Computer Programming for Tech | ELE181 Computer Programming for Tech | ||||
| SECOND SEMESTER (Spring) | ELE112 Circuit Analysis II | ELE112 Circuit Analysis II | |||
| ELE121 Solid-State Dev. & Circuits I | ELE121 Solid-State Dev. & Circuits I | ||||
| ELE241 Microprocessor Concepts | ELE241 Microprocessor Concepts | ||||
| GTC106 Industrial Safety | |||||
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| SUMMER | ENG101 First Year Composition | ENG101 First Year Composition | |||
| CRE101 Critical & Evaluative Reading I | CRE101 Critical & Evaluative Reading I | ||||
| SOCxxx (any 3 cr. social science) | SOCxxx (any 3 cr. social science course) | ||||
| HUMxxx (any 2+ cr. humanities ) | HUMxxx (any 2+ cr. humanities course) | ||||
| THIRD SEMESTER (Fall) | COM100 Intro to Human Communication |
COM100 Intro to Human Communication, OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication, OR COM230 Small Group Communication |
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| ELE222 Solid-State Dev. & Circuits II | ELE222 Solid-State Dev. & Circuits II | ||||
| ELE243 Microprocessor Applications | ECE102 Engineering Analysis Tools | ||||
| ELE261 Communication Systems I | MAT220/221 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | ||||
| ELE173 Fabrication Techniques | PHY111 General Physics I | ||||
| FOURTH SEMESTER (Spring) | ENG102 First Year Composition | ENG111 Technical & Professional Writing | |||
| ELE251 Electronic Measurements | ECE103 Engineering Problem Solving | ||||
| ELE263 Communication Systems II | MAT231 Calculus with Analytic Geom. II | ||||
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PHY112 General Physics II, OR CHM130 and CHM130LL |
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IMPORTANT NOTE: for the General Education classes, it is essential that you meet with an MCC campus advisor, as only they can give you definitive advice on the General Education courses that satisfy MCC's requirements. The above General Education courses are suggestions only.
The sequence of the courses shown here are suggestions only. You can take the courses in any order as long as the prerequisites for each course are met.
The two Associates degrees and the Certificate all share a common core of electronics courses. The core courses that are in all three of these Electronics programs are: ELE111, ELE131, ELE181, ELE112, ELE121, and ELE241.