Electronics Engineering Technology

Electronics engineering technology programmes train the people who build, test and keep electronic systems working — circuits, instrumentation, microcontrollers, programmable controllers and the equipment they sit in. ⚠ It is the applied half of electrical engineering: an associate degree, not a four-year one, and aimed at the bench rather than the design office.

The degrees this program covers

This is an associate degree programme (A.S. or A.A.S.), usually two years, and at several Florida colleges it continues into a bachelor's in engineering technology — which is the reason to check articulation before you enrol. ⚠⚠ Do not confuse it with electrical ENGINEERING: the technology degree is accredited by ABET's ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY commission, and under Florida law it carries a SIX-year experience requirement for a PE licence against four for an engineering degree. That matters only if licensure is your goal — most electronics technicians never licence — but it is not reversible late.

Careers this program leads to

Each one sets out the courses along the way, the licence or certification at the end, and the sources behind it.

Electronics Engineering Technician

Electronics engineering technicians build, test, maintain and troubleshoot electronic systems beside engineers — circuits, instrumentation, controllers and the equipment they live in. ⚠ A two-year degree with a $78,190 median: the strongest wage-to-training ratio on this site.

Production Technician and Assembler

Assemblers and production workers build what a factory makes. It is one of the largest groups of manufacturing jobs in the country, and the usual way into the industry. ⚠ No credential is required to start. Florida's 150- to 500-hour courses help you get hired at better plants, earn a soldering certification, and start the climb to technician, inspector or supervisor.

Semiconductor Technician

Semiconductor technicians make microchips: they work in cleanrooms, running and maintaining the tools that pattern, etch, deposit and package silicon. ⚠ A small occupation growing much faster than average, and Florida pays it almost $11,000 above the national median. Florida's programmes are new: an 18-credit cleanroom certificate that stacks into a calculus-based A.S.

Programs similar to this one

Neighbouring fields that share much of the same coursework, and often the same employers. ⚠ Read these before you commit to a major — which doors a neighbouring degree keeps open is the part no catalog tells you, and it is far cheaper to change now than later.

Engineering Technology 76 Florida schools

The umbrella series this sits in — 76 institutions across every engineering technology field, and the place to look if you want the family rather than this branch.

Electrical Engineering 10 Florida schools

⚠ The four-year degree beside it, and the distinction that matters: engineering designs, technology builds and maintains. The engineering degree keeps the PE route open on the shorter timetable; this one is faster, cheaper and closer to the equipment.

Advanced Manufacturing Technology 28 Florida schools

Where these skills go inside a plant — controls, instrumentation and automation. The clock-hour route to much of the same work.

Florida public institutions offering this program

20 institutions awarded a credential in this field in 2023, at these levels: Associate, Bachelor's, Certificate (1-2 years), Certificate (12 weeks-1 year). A school appears here if it awards anything in the field, however limited its offering — a technical college teaching only practical nursing has a nursing program. Listed alphabetically, not ranked.

Atlantic Technical College

Certificate (1-2 years)

Broward College

Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Cape Coral Technical College

Certificate (1-2 years)

Daytona State College

Associate

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Bachelor's

Fort Myers Technical College

Certificate (1-2 years)

Gulf Coast State College

Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Hillsborough Community College

Associate · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Indian River State College

Associate · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Manatee Technical College

Certificate (1-2 years)

Miami Dade College

Associate · Bachelor's

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College

Certificate (1-2 years)

Palm Beach State College

Associate

Pensacola State College

Associate · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College

Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Seminole State College of Florida

Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

South Florida State College

Associate · Certificate (1-2 years)

St Petersburg College

Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Valencia College

Associate · Bachelor's · Certificate (1-2 years) · Certificate (12 weeks-1 year)

Source: federal IPEDS completions data for 2023, first majors only — the most recent year published. ⚠ It records what was awarded, which is strong evidence of what is offered, but a program launched since 2023 will not appear here. Check the institution’s own catalog before applying.

Updated 21 September 2026. ⚠ Program pages describe a field of study, not one school’s degree — always read the catalog of the institution you are applying to.