Onondaga Community College to offer Micron-specific programs in Fall 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — As construction at the Micron site in the Town of Clay continues, so do plans for building the company’s workforce.
That’s exactly why Onondaga Community College is rolling out Micron-specific academic programs for students beginning in Fall 2023.
The first is an Associate Degree in Electromechanical Technology. This is a two-year program focused on troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems, but what exactly does that mean?
Below is a breakdown of the Electromechanical Technology A.A.S. program:
- Students gain fundamental understanding of technology used in advanced manufacturing/semiconductor industry
- Instructional areas include: Industrial Automation, Robotics, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Mechanisms, Industrial Electricity, Programming, and Motors, Controllers, and Motion
- Other skills learned include: Safety, Blueprint Reading, Hand Tools, Precision Measurement Tools, Statistical Process Control, and Programmable Logic Controller Programming
- Possible career fields: Manufacturing and Automation
- Bonus: OCC partners with local manufacturers and service companies to give students hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment
The second educational opportunity for students is a one-year certificate program. OCC’s Electromechanical Technology certificate program is similar to the two-year Associate program, but touches on those foundational skills and prepares students for entry level work. Credits earned in the certificate program are transferable toward the two-year Electromechanical Technology degree.
Onondaga Community College is planning to offer two cohorts in the Fall 2023. 18 students will take courses during the day, another 18 at night. If there’s a need to expand the cohorts, OCC will.
The college also said scholarships will be offered to future Electromechanical Technology students.
As chair of the Applied Engineering Technologies Department at OCC, Mike Grieb knows just how crucial hands-on learning is, which is what makes the college’s new programs unique.
Learning isn’t only going to be done in the classroom, but in OCC’s future clean room simulation lab. If you know where the OCC campus bookstore is now, that’s exactly where the clean room will be! The college is still the design process and construction should be complete by 2024.
To continue engaging young students throughout Central New York, Micron is hosting a Chip Camp at Onondaga Community College on July 11-13.
The camp will be open to 100 rising 8th and 9th graders from the East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, Syracuse City Schools, Lafayette Central School District and Oswego County high schools.
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