High tech, high paying career  

What is mechatronics all about? High tech problem solving. When a line is down in a plant, hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake each hour. The Mechatronics Technician is on the job to see that doesn’t happen or if it does, that the interruption is very brief.  

As a key player for the whole production operation, the position is well-respected and well paid. In fact, the average starting salary is around $38,500 for Greenville Tech graduates. And the money only increases from there.

Maybe you’re thinking that if salaries are so good in the industry, you should forget about college, and get right to work. But you can’t earn those salaries without an associate degree. Without the education, promotions will only take you so far before you hit a ceiling and your career stalls out - if you’re lucky. Some employers won’t even grant an interview to the job candidate who doesn’t have a two-year degree.

Program Curriculum
This program prepares students to inspect, diagnose, repair, service, and install electro-mechanical equipment, automated manufacturing, and packaging machinery. It will also enable students currently employed in the field to develop additional knowledge and skills which will enhance their ability to perform duties as technicians in industrial and service organizations.

Industrial Electricity Certificate
Industrial Maintenance Technology Associate Degree
Mechatronics I - Certificate
Mechatronics II - Certificate

NEW! Production Technology Associate Certificate
 

Career Opportunities
Currently, there are many openings for people with practical knowledge in the integration of electrical systems, fluid power, electronics, computer controls, PLCs, instrumentation, robotics, and information technology. The current work force is aging and experienced technicians are retiring, so a new generation of qualified people is needed to keep industry running.

Successful Student Traits
Those who find success in Mechatronics are problem solvers, people who love the variety when each day is different. They’re rarely in the office. Instead, they’re out on the manufacturing floor, making sure the process flows and nothing gets in the way. And even though they’ve learned a lot about programmable logic controllers, automated technology, robotics, pneumatics and hydraulics, technicians also learn every day on the job.

Mechatronics in the News
Greenville News - Five local tech colleges get behind mechatronics
GoUpstate.com - High-tech manufacturing training program launched 

Links
www.TechReadySC.com