Program

Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Ceramics Engineering

The Industrial Ceramics Engineering Program is the only engineering technology program in the United States that exclusively trains technicians for the ceramic industry. Students train in well-equipped technical and production laboratories to prepare them for the diverse ceramic industry and its wide range of products:

• Construction materials - brick, tile, cements, windows and fiberglass;
• Consumer goods - pottery and china, bathroom fixtures, lamp and glassware coatings, spark plugs
• Industrial products - furnace linings, electrical insulators, grinding and cutting tools, chemical reaction media, nuclear applications;
• Electronic components - sensors, capacitors, resistors, magnets; and,
• Advanced applications - aerospace and automotive materials, tool coatings, armor, biomedical implants, fiber optics, superconductors, fuel cells.

In addition to practical experience gained in the many hands-on laboratory courses, you will complete a practicum working ten days for an industrial company. A summer cooperative work experience in industry is available.

Program Outcomes

The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Ceramics Engineering:

• Exhibit basic understanding of ceramic processes, from selection of raw materials through packaging of finished products;
• Effectively give and receive communication orally and in writing;
• Analyze data to ensure that requirements for processing and quality of product are met;
• Follow and enforce appropriate environmental, health and safety standards;
• Plan, organize, direct and control resources for cost-effective production and process/product improvement;
• Effectively maintain, operate and troubleshoot equipment;
• Demonstrate basic understanding of thermal processing; and,
• Demonstrate front line supervisory skills.
   

Curriculum

• 2011 Transition
• 2012 Curriculum

Career Opportunities

Graduates may find employment as process, quality or research technicians, production supervisors, or technical service representatives in many segments of the ceramic industry.  Job titles may include: assistant to the plant manager; drying and firing supervisor; management trainee; process development technician; quality control technician; R and D laboratory technician; sales representative; slip and glaze technician.

Occupational Profile

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