Earn a college credit certificate in Mechatronics
Our Advanced Manufacturing Program offers a 30 credit hour Mechatronics Certificate that uses state-of-the-art equipment and hands-on lab activities to teach you about robotics, pneumatics, motors and controls, automation and censors and programmable logic controllers.
Collaborative Center for Emerging Technologies
St. Petersburg College is the perfect place to learn mechatronics skills, as we are home to Tampa Bay area's first Collaborative Center for Emerging Technologies. This open manufacturing factory work environment features state-of-the-art equipment, so you learn the skills needed in emerging technologies.
This academic program prepares you for the following careers. All job data is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
820
2033
910
Percent Change
11
Projected Job Openings
90
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
16,090
2033
19,800
Percent Change
23
Projected Job Openings
1750
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Salary Data
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area Average
Florida Average
Projected employment for Florida
2023 Employment
930
2033
1,080
Percent Change
16
Projected Job Openings
100
What your learn in SPC's Mechatronics Certificate
- Maintenance techniques
- computer-aided drafting/design skills
- technical communications
- maintenance and operation of various industrial components including robotics and automation systems, pneumatics and hydraulics, and motors and controls.
Mechatronics Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility
MECH-CT
Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2018 (550)
The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2018 (550), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Summary
This 30 credit hour certificate program offers a sequence of courses that provides comprehensive and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in Advanced Manufacturing. Students will be immersed into a hands-on program that will prepare for employment as industrial mechanics.
The content includes but is not limited to instruction in maintenance techniques, computer aided drafting/design skills, technical communications, maintenance and operation of various industrial components, robotics and automation systems, pneumatics and hydraulics, and motorsand controls.
Academic Pathways
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:- the recommended order in which to take the program courses
- suggested course when more than one option exists
- which semester each course is typically offered
- if the course has a prerequisite
- courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.
Program Leadership Information
Dean
Florida CIP Code
0615000013 - Mechatronics CCC
Federal CIP Code
15.0000 - Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.
CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION at SPC
The Mechatronics Certificate can be completed as a stand-alone program or as part of SPC's Engineering Technology A.S. degree.
