Electronics is a growing field of employment; everywhere you look today you see something electronic. This diverse field includes the computer you are using, the network that is handling the information, your cell phone, sound systems, electric power generation and delivery, and in almost every other aspect of business and industry. All our lives are influenced daily, if not moment by moment, by electronics. The opportunities for careers within this field are nearly endless.
Delaware Tech offers a quality electronics program which has an excellent track record in the electronics industry; our graduates have proven themselves in the field. Students in the electronics program at Delaware Tech receive expert teaching and are not merely numbers; the instructors are able to meet individual needs and give special attention where it is needed. Instruction is designed to develop skills essential for employment in electronic communications, industrial electronics, consumer electronics, robotics, avionics, computer electronics, and other electronic occupations.
Our graduates work at many different companies. A few are PAT’s Aircraft, K & L Microwave, Spectrum Microwave, Delmarva Power, Midway Slots, Salisbury University, Delaware Tech, the University of Delaware, several local school districts, several local hospitals, Xerox, Siemens, Sprint, the Department of Defense, NASA, Perdue, several computer companies, DiCarlo Instruments, Downes Engineering, WBOC, and several field service companies on Delmarva.
Myth busted! You need to be interested in learning and able to operate a calculator. We utilize hands-on teaching and show you how to solve problems in the classroom. If you have an aptitude for working with or fixing things and have basic math skills, you have what's needed to do well in electronics at Delaware Tech.
The electronics engineering classes are a combination of both. We believe students learn using many different learning styles so we try to combine lecture with hands-on, computer simulation, and demonstration, all in the classroom environment.
Yes, courses taken at one accredited institution will transfer to another as long as they are within similar disciplines. Send your official transcripts to Delaware Tech and they will be evaluated.
Yes, if the courses taken in the military are relevant to electronics. Send your official transcripts to Delaware Tech and they will be evaluated.
Yes. You may apply for credit via the Prior Learning/Work Experience Assessment (PLA/WEA).
Yes, The college is fully accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. We have had students transfer to the University of Delaware, Delaware State, Wilmington College, Salisbury University, UMES, DeVry, RIT, Capital College, and Old Dominion University, to name a few.
Delaware Tech has an open-door policy. Perhaps you were not motivated in high school or may have been out of school for a while – that’s okay. You can still be successful at Delaware Tech.
Motivation or desire to learn is a better indicator of success than the time since you last went to high school.
An SAT score is not necessary to enroll at Delaware Tech. After applying, you will take a college placement test (CPT) to determine what classes you will be required to take. The CPT is not as in-depth or vigorous as the SAT, and the CPT is given at the Delaware Tech testing center when you are available - be it days, evenings, or weekends. However, if you have taken the SAT, you have the option of skipping the CPT and using your SAT scores.
Contact Tim Harr at 302-855-5931 or email tharr@dtcc.edu
Most classes meet for 90 minutes Monday through Friday. There is a 15-minute break between classes. Classes begin at 8 A.M. and end at 4:30 P.M. Generally, Tuesdays and Thursdays are laboratory periods where you can do hands-on activities and apply what you have learned.
This is a college program. You should have a desire to learn. How rigorous it will be depends on many factors, such as the number of classes taken, work schedule, family, travel time, etc.
A lot of our students work while they attend our program. Some students work part-time while others work a full-time schedule to support their families while they attend college. Students in both categories have been successful in this program.
The first day of classes!
The faculty to student ratio is 1:12.
Yes, our full-time faculty maintain, at a minimum, six office hours per week for students to stop in for discussion or concerns. Special attention is given so that students are successful in the classes they take.
On average, there are 20 students in a classroom, but only 10 students in a laboratory.
Typically, students take four or five courses each semester.
No. The electronics engineering department has four computer laboratories with approximately 15 computers per classroom available to our students. The college has an open computer lab, as well as computers in the library.
Within six months of graduation, all of our graduating students find professional employment or transfer to a four-year school full time.
We have a job placement service and employers often contact the college with openings. The electronics department also has a specific network of electronics companies seeking our graduates.
Contact the financial aid office.
Yes
You may call at any time to set up an appointment. Contact Tim Harr at 302-855-5931 or email tharr@dtcc.edu.
Although you may sign up for classes on-line, it generally is to your advantage to talk with an advisor before registering since it is very important that courses be taken in the proper sequence. The student is encouraged to visit the electronics engineering department to see the facilities and to visit with an advisor.
Yes. Contact Tim Harr at 302-855-5931.
Contact Tim Harr at 302-855-5931 or email tharr@dtcc.edu .