Program Overview

Build a rewarding career in the high-tech field of automation with the expertise you will gain in this comprehensive program. Automated systems – the program’s focus – are at the heart of virtually all advanced manufacturing industries.

The emphasis is on the basic technology used in building and operating automated industrial systems: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), hydraulics, pneumatics, electronics and robotics. Courses will give you a thorough understanding of theory, along with practical, hands-on laboratory experience.

This program allows you to either graduate as a technician after two years, or continue for additional study and co-op work experience in Centennial’s three-year Automation and Robotics Technology program.