Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Why Consider Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician? 

  • Growing reliance on automated systems results in a growing need for skilled technicians for smooth operations and minimal downtime.
  • You will develop a diverse skillset by gaining expertise in both electrical and mechanical systems.
  • Working with computers, electronics, and robotic equipment interests you.
  • You enjoy the challenges involved in troubleshooting.

 Why Learn at Lakeshore?

  • Learn in person from expert instructors with decades of experience in the manufacturing industry. 
  • Because of our low student-to-faculty ratio, you’ll get to know instructors and fellow students.
  • Learn in our state-of-the-art facilities, including our KOHLER Center for Manufacturing Excellence.
  • Smoothly transfer your degree to your choice of several university partners to complete a bachelor’s degree.
     

What It Takes

  • Interest in the practical application of engineering science and technology
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solutions to problems
  • Good math and mechanical skills
  • Ability to follow layout plans, blueprints, and other drawings
  • Willingness and ability to work with others
  • Ability to control precise movements with your fingers, hands, and arms
Career Area
Manufacturing
Type
Associate Degree
Program Number
10-462-2
Availability
In-Person
  • Associate Degree
  • 4 Terms 
  • 61 Credits
  • Financial Aid Eligible
  • Starts fall/spring

Career Outlook

Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Median Income: $60,606.00*
 

POTENTIAL JOB TITLES

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Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

 

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

 

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

 

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

 


Disclosure:

*Lightcast/EMSI data is a hybrid dataset derived from official government sources such as the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. This salary data is from the Lakeshore District.

ADMISSION AND FIRST SEMESTER ENROLLMENT STEPS

Work with Admissions Advisor to:

  • Submit Application
  • Complete the Student Success Questionnaire.
  • Schedule your First Time Program Counseling/Registration Session with your assigned program counselor to plan your first semester schedule, review your entire plan of study and discuss the results of the Student Success Questionnaire.

*Submit transcripts and test scores (optional, highly recommended): College transcripts, along with high school transcripts and test scores from within the last five years, used for course registration. Official transcripts needed for transferring college credit(s) and for financial aid purposes.

Program Cost

  • Tuition Cost: $11,060.42
  • Book Cost: $1,655.00
  • Supply Cost: $0.00
  • Program Total: $12,715.42

Want more information?

This program requires students to be in person. Full and part-time options are available.  

Faculty Bios

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Mark Sieben

Being an educator allows me to be able to pass on the knowledge and skills that I have aquired over my years in industry to the next generation of workers.  I am able to present this information to students in a way that makes what they are learning relevant to their career.  

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Matthew J Roskopf

I feel it's important to stay current with industry leaders and I like to emulate real life experience in the classroom. I enjoy working at Lakeshore because they provide the materials and equipment necessary to really create that experience.

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Richard Pfister

Being a Tool and Die/Machinist Instructor is much more than teaching how to run a machine -- it is about teaching innovation and watching students' knowledge about the Industry grow. 

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Brenden Olds

Building a knowledge base in electro-mechanical technology is to build a knowledge base in the very infrastructure that facilitates our modern way of life. 

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Andrew Thelen

Teaching at Lakeshore allows me to offer more than just  technical content. It allows me to share my experience and insight, which students find valuable.

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Wade Wittmus

I enjoy helping people attain their career ambitions by giving them the knowledge they need in the ever-changing world of industrial automation.

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