Electrical Engineering Technology

The Electrical Engineering Technology degree focuses on the knowledge and skills associated with the installation, maintenance, integration, and troubleshooting of automated systems.

What You Will Learn

Beginning with electrical fundamentals, electrical engineering technology coursework progressively introduces:

• Electronics
• Circuit simulation
• AC and DC currents
• Stepper and servo motors
• Variable frequency drive 
• Solid-state fundamentals
• Digital concepts
• C++ programming
• 2D Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Microprocessors
• Electrical power systems 
• Electrical machines such as transformers and generators
• Control equipment such as programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

The option of work-based learning (co-op) or an industrial safety certification will build your resume. The electrical engineering technology program is intended for workforce development so that you can go directly to industry with this degree.

Graduates can use the electrical engineering technology associate degree to transfer to a university program to finish a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology. However, there will be deficiencies and not all technical credits will transfer. If you plan to continue to a bachelor's (four-year) degree in electrical engineering technology, please consider Central Piedmont’s Electronics Engineering Technology Associate in Applied Science degree program.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills to perform at a technician level for regional employers in a field related to their program.
2. Graduates will have the communication skills to engage in a teamwork environment.
3. Employers will be satisfied with the performance and education of graduates and will be willing to employ future graduates.
4. Graduates will be able to accept increasing levels of responsibility by using critical thinking skills and adapting to changing technology in the workplace.
5. Those graduates choosing to continue their education in a four-year engineering technology program will have the technical, communication, and team working skills to perform satisfactorily in such programs.

Student Outcomes

Recent graduates of the Electrical Engineering Technology Program will have:

1. an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve well-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;  
2. an ability to design solutions for well-defined technical problems and assist with the engineering design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to the discipline;
3. an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in well-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to ethically analyze and interpret the results; 
5. an ability to function and grow effectively as a member of a technical team delivering timely and quality contributions to the team goal.

Specifically, the Electrical Engineering Technology curriculum enables the program to prepare graduates with skills necessary to enter careers in the design, application, installation, manufacturing, operation and/or maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems. Graduates of associate degree programs have strengths in the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of existing electrical systems. The curriculum includes instruction in the following topics: 

1. the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems; and 
2. the application of natural sciences and mathematics at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic systems.

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Why Choose Central Piedmont

The Associate of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical/Electronics(s) Engineering Technology and Similarly Named Programs.

The Central Piedmont Associate in Applied Science in electrical engineering technology degree is accepted at some colleges and universities as the first two years of a bachelor’s-level engineering technology program. Our program has specifically been designed to ease the transition for students planning to join UNC Charlotte’s Bachelor's in electrical engineering technology program, but can be also applied to many other universities. Our learning environments are home to the industry's latest equipment and software, as well as quality instructors who bring real-world experience into the classroom. This powerful combination of traditional teaching and hands-on learning prepares our students for employment in today's 21st century workforce.

Real World Education

At Central Piedmont, your education goes beyond what you learn in class. We offer numerous opportunities for you to enhance your learning — and to make friends, network, and pursue your passions — through clubs and organizations, sports, events and activities, leadership opportunities, job experience, volunteer experiences, visual and performing arts, and even international experiences.