Electronic equipment is at the very core of our high-tech society. The job of a technician is more "hands-on" than that of a scientist or engineer. The qualified electronics technician has a variety of career choices:

Research & Development * Quality control

Sales * Manufacturing * Maintenance

WHY VU?

Vincennes University’s two-year Electronics Technician program will prepare you for a career as a general electronics technician. Theory is applied by designing and building specific projects in laboratories featuring the same type of test equipment used in industry today. Brand new electronic labs in the recently completed Technology Center provide students with the type of experience that industry demands.

TOPICS OF STUDY

• Basic Circuit Configuration & Analysis
• Digital Circuits
• Audio and Video Circuits
• Computer Control
• Industrial Electronics
• Linear Circuits
• Troubleshooting Methods
• Communications Equipment

PLACEMENT AND SALARIES

The job market for electronics technicians remains strong. Students in our 2003 graduating class received an average starting salary of over $30,000, excluding overtime.

Jobs can be found in:

• research and development
• manufacturing support
• trouble shooting equipment
• engineering support
• consumer electronics
• product testing

Note: Recommended course sequence assumes any developmental requirements have been met.  

For more information contact:

Mike Burch
Vincennes University
1002 North First St.  TB-10
Office # A236
Vincennes, IN 47591

812-888-5357
mburch@vinu.edu