Collin College - Academic Programs

ELECTRONIC DESIGN

Also a Tech Prep Program

Program Director:

Wayne Jones . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-H244 . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1676

Electronic Design Faculty Contact:

Warner Richeson . . . . . . . PRC-H114 972.377.1689

Academic Advisor:

Al Gober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-F134 . . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1780

The Electronic Design AAS and the Electronic Design Automation Certificate programs introduce students to the techniques and skills required to design printed circuit boards for industry.

Printed circuit boards may be found in almost all electronic products such as cell phones, televisions, electronic watches, aircraft, and automobiles. These high-tech assemblies integrate electronic devices and their interconnections into a functional electronic device. Students in the program experience intensive hands-on training and are taught the rules and guidelines necessary to produce designs that may be manufactured economically while being functionally correct.

Tech Prep students who took collegiate-level courses in electronic design while in high school may elect to receive college credit by contacting the Global EDGE office. A petition for Tech Prep credit should be completed as soon as possible upon admission to Collin.

Career Opportunities

Enjoy a profitable career in a high-tech industry. The job market for these skills includes, but is not limited to:

Aircraft Industry

Defense

Space

Electronic Firms

Custom Printed Circuit Board Companies

Research Organizations

Semiconductor Manufacturing Firms

Telecommunications Industry

AAS – ELECTRONIC DESIGN

69 credit hours

First Year

First Semester

CETT 1325 Digital Fundamentals

CETT 1403 DC Circuits 1

DFTG 1309 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting 1

DFTG 1358 Electrical/Electronics Drafting

HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities

MATH 1314 College Algebra 2

Second Semester

CETT 1405 AC Circuits 1

CETT 1421 Electronic Fabrication

CETT 1429 Solid State Devices 1

DFTG 2305 Printed Circuit Board Design

MATH 1316 Trigonometry

Elective*

Second Year

First Semester

CETT 1457 Linear Integrated Circuits

DFTG 2356 Advanced Printed Circuit Board Design

PHED/DANC Any activity course

SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Elective*

Second Semester

DFTG 2381 Cooperative Education - Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General (Capstone)

ECON 1301 Introduction to Economics

ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I

Elective*

Note: Preferred core choices in italics; other options available on the Associate of Applied Science site, unless otherwise noted.

1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school

2 MATH 1314 (or higher) required

* Electives (12 credit hours): BMGT 2331, BUSI 1301, BUSI 2301, DFTG 1305, DFTG 1394, DFTG 2319, DFTG 2332, DFTG 2336, or ENGL 2311

Certificate

ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION CERTIFICATE

38 credit hours

First Year

First Semester

CETT 1325 Digital Fundamentals

CETT 1403 DC Circuits

DFTG 1309 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting 1

DFTG 1358 Electrical/Electronics Drafting

Second Semester

CETT 1405 AC Circuits 1

CETT 1421 Electronic Fabrication

CETT 1429 Solid State Devices

DFTG 2305 Printed Circuit Board Design

Second Year

First Semester

CETT 1457 Linear Integrated Circuits

DFTG 1394 Special Topics in Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD

DFTG 2356 Advanced Printed Circuit Board Design (Capstone)

1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school