Have you always been fascinated with how things work? Do you enjoy the problem-solving aspect of taking things apart and putting them back together — in a better way? Would you like to put both your hands and your brain to work in a career where every day presents a new and interesting challenge?
Consider a challenging and rewarding career in Engineering Technology, a field that involves applying scientific and engineering principles to solve real-world problems. In our increasingly technological society, this hands-on approach emphasizes the practical applications of hardware and software, instrumentation and problem solving in business and industrial settings.
Hands-On Training for Immediate Entry into the High-Tech Job Market
Our Engineering Technology program, offered at Richland College, offers a broad base of hands-on technical skills that will prepare you to go right to work in a number of challenging careers.
Create Your Own Skills Set with Interrelated Courses
Because our program areas overlap in skills sets, many Engineering Technology courses — such as AC and DC Circuits — are common to each track. Depending on the degree plan and specialization you follow, you’ll leave Richland College with a unique set of hands-on skills applicable to a wide variety of career paths.
Engineering Technology Degree and Certificate Options
Engineering Technology offers a variety of associate degree and certificate options in three specialized tracks:
- Engineering Technology – Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Engineering Technology – Electronics
- Engineering Technology – Integrated Circuit Layout
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Learn more about Engineering Technology degrees and certificates.
You Can Also Earn an Associate Degree for Transferrable College Credit
Engineering Technology Program
In general, Engineering Technology degrees and certificates are designed to provide the technical know-how for immediate entry in the job market in two years or less.
However, there are specific transfer (articulation) degrees in place between Richland College and the following institutions that ensure your Engineering Technology associate degree transfers into their bachelor’s programs:
Richland College also offers courses in its Engineering Division that are specifically designed to transfer into four-year bachelor’s degree programs
Engineering Program
Richland College Articulation Agreements With Specific Texas Universities
Richland College has the following transfer (also called "articulation") agreements in place so your DCCCD college credits can be applied to a bachelor’s degree.
Please note that Engineering courses are different from courses in Engineering Technology, and consult a Richland College academic advisor if you have any questions.
DCCCD Associate Degrees with a Field of Study Transferrable to All Public Texas Universities
The following DCCCD degree plans will transfer as college credits to any public university in the state of Texas. Note which of our colleges offers a particular degree (see bulleted lists).
Because so many of our technical programs are interrelated both in curriculum and skills sets, please review program and course descriptions carefully to see in where your interests and career goals will be best served. It is critical that you review your study plan with an academic advisor, who can help you plot a degree plan that will align with your goals, whether it’s to go straight to work or transfer to a four-year university.
Other Degree and Certificate Options
The Dallas County Community College District offers nearly 350 career and technical degrees and certificates, plus 36 academic degrees. For more information, see a chart of our degree plans by location.