Those in the electronic industry??

[87gnblackdemon]

I am looking into taking some sort of online or home course involving electronics. With money and schedule limits the home/online thing benefits me better. Anyhow, I've looked into a few different courses to take. The two I keep finding are:

AST in Electrical Engineering Technology.
Prepare for any one of hundreds of challenging positions, including: Automated Equipment Specialist, Broadcast Engineering, Computer Field Service Technician, Computer Manufacturing Technician, Electronic Circuit Technician, Home Entertainment Servicing, Industrial Electronics Technician and many others.

AST in Electronics Technology.
Work as a computer manufacturing technician, broadcast engineer, sales manager, or in home entertainment servicing.

I don't want to complete one of the courses to find out later I needed the other instead. All I know is I would like to do something involving electronics, wether its re-wiring houses, to wiring newly built homes, to alarm systems, to repair of electronics. With the basic knowledge of electronics I have now I could work for Best buy, Circuit City or Comcast, but I want something more than that. I want to learn the math involved, why things work together and others don't, the tools needed and how to operate them and so forth. Anyone know which degree would benefit me better?, or which one you have and the line of work you are in.

I've got packets of information on both degrees on the way from various schools, but I'd like those who already have these degrees input as well. Thanks

 

[salvageV6]

If you want to wire houses and do that kind of electrical work whether it be high or low voltage such as phone line and alarm type stuff you need to contact your State Dept. of Labor and look into the Electrical Licensing Division.

You would need to apprentice and study for the Electrical Exams such as E1 and E2 for high voltage wiring and the T and L series as called here in CT for low voltage telephone or general wiring.

Those courses are more for technicians type jobs in factories or manufacturing type jobs.

I worked as a Field Engineer and Technician and technically to "play with the wiring" on a jobsite or even a finished installation you still needed that electricians license.

Really depends on what you want to do.....

 

[Quick6]

Originally posted by 87gnblackdemon
I am looking into taking some sort of online or home course involving electronics. With money and schedule limits the home/online thing benefits me better. Anyhow, I've looked into a few different courses to take. The two I keep finding are:

AST in Electrical Engineering Technology.
Prepare for any one of hundreds of challenging positions, including: Automated Equipment Specialist, Broadcast Engineering, Computer Field Service Technician, Computer Manufacturing Technician, Electronic Circuit Technician, Home Entertainment Servicing, Industrial Electronics Technician and many others.

I think the above program will serve you well. I have been a Field Engineer since 1980 working on Medical equipment in hospitals and large private group practices on Imaging and blood diagnostic equipment with a similar backround as described above. Field Service work is always changing I remember in the early 80's working for Eastman Kodak everything was to componet level and lugging around O scopes and extender boards for troubleshooting, now pcb's are all multi-layer and wave soldered and most toubleshooting is adjusting step counts in software for stepper motor controlled functions since everything I tend to work on now is robotic. If you want to know anything else about Field Service e-mail me I would be glad to answer any questions.

 

[Not Avg 6]

Field service here too. Night classes at Devry with no major regrets.

 

[87gnblackdemon]

What is the difference between a Bachelors and Associates degree in Electronics Eng. Tech.?

 

[Quick6]

2 years and more concentration on the the theoretical aspect I would say. What are you career goals? since that would determined what your educational plans should be.

 

[87gnblackdemon]

Carrer Goals? I'm not quite sure yet what field of electronics I would like to try. I have about 6 brochures on the way and I'll look through those as well as take everyones opinions before I make a decision. The main course right now is Electrical Engineering Technology, that seems to fullfill the range,( repair electronics, install electronics, electrical wiring), I am looking for. But I still have more to look in to.