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The electronics industry is always in need of well trained employees. Most employers prefer applicants with formal training in electronics, like the training students receive at Paris Junior College.

Paris Junior College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in electronic technology. This two-year program is designed to prepare students to work in industry in several related areas. The student will study electricity, electronics, mathematics, schematic reading, digital electronics, microprocessor interfacing, integrated circuits, computer operations and programmable controllers. Instructional emphasis is also placed on understanding and troubleshooting various electronic systems.

Core courses include:

» Circuit Analysis DC
» Circuit Analysis AC
» Digital Electronics
» Introduction To Microprocessor
» Solid State Electronics
» Industrial Electronics
» Linear Integrated Circuits
» Electronic Design and Fabrication

In 2005 these skilled jobs paid from $15 to $23 per hour in the Paris area, with some wages going as high as $35. There are about 500 persons working in those skilled jobs locally. Graduates of the Electronics Technology Program at Paris Junior College will have the skills to enter this growing job market.

» For more information, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). » Download the program brochure. (PDF) » Download the catalog reference. (PDF)