Electrical Technology:
Electronics and Computer Systems

A.A.S. Degree

A complex system of computers and electronics wires our world together. Industries are becoming more dependent on advanced technology and organizations of all kinds need men and women skilled in electronics. The program provides a solid background in analog and digital electronics and in microprocessor and computer programming. The A.A.S. degree prepares you for technician-level positions in research and development, product design, and manufacturing. It also provides a solid academic base for transfer to a four-year institution’s bachelor of technology program.

The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S. ) curriculum emphasizes topics such as digital electronics, industrial electronics, linear integrated circuits, microprocessors and computer software. The modern curriculum and individualized access to state-of-the-art laboratory instruments, computers and electronic devices are consistently cited by employers as a significant factor in their decisions to hire graduates of the program.

The only entrance requirement is a high school diploma or equivalent. However, to do well, a student must have good mathematical aptitude and analytical skills. A minimum of two years of recent high school math is required to complete the program in two years; otherwise, it is important for the student to complete prerequisite math courses before the fall start of the curriculum.

Bill Kleitz Interview | (Text Version)
Frequently Asked Questions
Become an Electronics Technician
Contract Courses (non-credit) in Industrial Electronics and PLCs
Links of Interest
Program Chair / Faculty

Career Opportunities

As manufacturers turn to electronics, both as an end product and as a means of controlling production processes, they must find men and women trained in electronics. Graduates of the electrical technology: electronics and computer systems degree program at TC3 fill the needs of these rapidly expanding local, national, and international companies.

Transfer Options

Although not designed primarily for transfer, this program does provide a base for students considering transfer to four-year institutions to pursue the bachelor’s degree in technology.

Recent graduates have continued their education at a four-year college or university. Transfer institutions include:

Program Requirements

Program requirements by semester are detailed in the Degrees and Certificates (pdf, 1.6MB) section of the TC3 college catalog.

All sections of the current college catalog are available online.

Program Chair / Faculty

William Kleitz

Program Chair
Professor (Electrical Technology)

A.A.S. , Broome Community College; B.S. , Rochester Institute of Technology; M.E. , Cornell University; 2002 Chancellor's/Trustees' Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.
Email Professor Kleitz
Electronic Technology Program Coordinator's Website

Janet Swinnich

Professor (Physics, Electrical Technology,
Engineering Science)

B.S. , St. Lawrence University; M.S. , Cornell University
Email Professor Swinnich

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