Electronics Engineering Technology AAS Degree

Build, Design, and Repair Cutting-Edge Tech Systems

You explore the realm of designing and building electronic devices that drive industries and everyday technology. You gain hands-on skills to operate, test, and repair a variety of electronic systems such as control systems, radios, and computer equipment.

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Electronics Engineering Technology AAS Degree at a Glance

Degree
Associate of Applied Science
Length of Study
2 years
Course Format
Face-to-Face
Classes Meets
Daytime
Program Start
Fall

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Your Electronics Career

Graduates generally find employment at manufacturing, technology, and engineering companies. Positions include but are not limited to:

  • Medical electronics technician
  • Electronics communication technician
  • Manufacturing test technician
  • Engineering technician
  • Computer repair technician
  • Computer software technician
  • Business machine service technician
  • Computer network technician
  • Industrial maintenance technician
  • Quality assurance technicians
$2.5T

Global Electronics Market

2.8B

Personal Computers Worldwide

$200B

Global Medical Electronics Market

70%

Of Manufacturers Use Automation

The Hawkeye Difference

Program Overview

You graduate with hands-on experience with:

  • Electrical schematic reading and drafting
  • Electronic communications
  • Electronics manufacturing
  • Electronics maintenance
  • Computer and business machine repair
  • Electronics design and development
  • In-depth applied programming with hardware interfacing
  • Networking

Electronic Capstone Project - Demonstrate your knowledge and build your resume with a capstone project. Design, prototype, troubleshoot, and debug an electronics design project and present to your peers and future employers.

This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

This is a partial list of employers who have hired graduates from this program.

  • Collins Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • ConAgra Foods, Inc., Waterloo, IA
  • GARMIN, Olathe, KS
  • John Deere, Waterloo, IA
  • MercyOne, Waterloo, IA
  • Nestlé USA, Waverly, IA
  • Randstad Technologies, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Target Distribution Center, Cedar Falls, IA

You can get right to work after your program. Or, if you plan to earn an associate degree and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, consider your transfer options.

There is a documented pathway from this program to UNI's Electrical Engineering Technology and UNI's Technology Management program. Check out UNI’s transfer guides to learn more.

If you’re interested in transferring, you must work closely with an academic advisor here and at the transfer institution. This is important to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.

Plan your transfer

How to Get Started

It’s simple! Complete these steps:

  1. Apply for admission at Hawkeye.
  2. Send official transcripts to Admissions.
  3. Demonstrate college readiness.

Check the status of your application at any time by logging into your admissions account.

Program Admission Requirements

To enroll this program, you’ll need to meet the minimum score requirements.

  ALEKS ACCUPLACER Next Generation ACCUPLACER Classic COMPASS ACT GPA
Math 30 259 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS)
227 Advanced Algebra and Functions
85 Elementary Algebra 42 Algebra 19  
Literacy   239 Reading or
240 Writing
58 Reading or
64 Sentence Skills
69 Reading or
41 Writing
16 Reading or
16 English
2.25

You can take the ALEKS Placement Assessment online. If you prefer, you can take the ACCUPLACER Next Generation or ACT at Hawkeye. While ACCUPLACER Classic and COMPASS aren’t offered anymore, you can still use your scores from those tests if you took them before for program admission.

If you don’t meet the minimum score requirements, you can take success courses instead. Talk to your academic advisor to help you find the right courses to get started.

If you meet the assessment score requirements, you can be accepted into the program.

If you don't meet these requirements, you’ll be accepted into a Pre-Program. As a pre-program student, you’ll start by taking general education and prerequisite classes. Your academic advisor will help you make a plan to meet the program requirements. After finishing your pre-program courses, contact Admissions to let them know.

Program Contacts

Admissions

Main Campus
Hawkeye Center 134
319-296-4000
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Regular Hours — Spring 2025

Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Academic Advisor

Natasha Ceaser
Main Campus
Bremer Hall 136C
319-296-4014 ext.1062
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Faculty Advisor

Steve Novak
Main Campus
Bremer Hall 143
319-296-2329 ext.1308
Email Steve Novak