Credential(s) Offered
Associate's degree, Measurable Skill Gain Leading to a Credential
Method of Delivery
Hybrid or blended
When offered
Daytime Hours, Evening Hours
Instructional Program (CIP)
Description
The Electronics Technology Degree Program is intended for students
currently employed in or re-entering the electronics field. The
courses, offered in partnership with Northwest Technical Institute
(NTI), allow students to upgrade their technical skills or to acquire
the additional general education necessary to advance into
supervision or management.
The electronics industry is characterized by rapid technological
advances and has grown faster than most other industriesover the
past 30 years. Much of the continuing growth in this industry is
expected to be among the professional specialty occupations.
Electronic semiconductor processors and electrical and electronic
assemblers will also grow faster than the industry average. Highly
skilled technical personnel should be able to take advantage of the
increasingly sophisticated level of manufacturing technology as
industries become more integrated and manufacturing processes
more advanced. Employment of electronics production workers and
managers is expected to grow more slowly than average.
In general, earnings in the electronics industry are high, although
this is partly because many of the lower wage production jobs have
been automated or exported to other countries. Average weekly
earnings of all production and nonsupervisory workers in the
industry were higher than the weekly average for all industries.
Students interested in the electronics technology field need to have
an aptitude for math and science and the ability to keep up with
rapidly changing technology. A culminating internship in the
program allows students to apply the technical knowledge they have
learned in classes and labs to specific positions in area industries.
Graduates of the program will receive an A.A.S. degree in Electronics
Technology.
Details
Hours
60
Entrance Requirements
High School Diploma or Equivalent
School
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
WIOA Approved Program
Yes
Training Location(s)
Bentonville
Local WIB
5025 - Northwest
Name of Credential
AAS in Electronics Technology
Type of financial aid offered or have access to
Pell, Scholarships, loans
Refund Policy
Tuition and fee refunds will be issued to eligible students who drop their classes by the drop deadline, been dropped from a class, or a class has been canceled. See the Academic Calendar for the drop deadline for the current semester.
Is the proposed curriculum currently certified by an accrediting agency or similar national standardization program?
Yes - ADHE
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for women?
No
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for men?
No
Cost Items
Books (Estimated)
$2,000.00
In-State Tuition
$5,000.00 In-district refers to someone living within the Bentonville/Rogers school district.
Out-of-State/District Tuition
$10,000.00 Out-of-District or Contiguous refers to someone living in Arkansas, but not within the Bentonville/Rogers school district. Students who are current residents in Adair and and Delaware counties in Oklahoma, and Barry and McDonald counties in Missouri. Out-of-State residents refers to someone who has not lived in Arkansas for six consecutive months prior to the first day of class but are citizens or legal residents of the U.S.
Total In-State Program Cost
$7,000.00
Total Out-of-State Program Cost
$12,000.00
