“Automated Systems Technology – Mechatronics” is a new program at Macomb Community College scheduled to be launched in the Fall 2008.   This new program required laboratory and classroom renovations as well as the purchase of laboratory equipment replicating automated systems in industry.  Two rooms were renovated in the Fall of 2007 to create the learning space necessary for students to develop the mandatory, theoretical understanding, and kinesthetic (hands-on) skills required by industry.  Three additional electronic labs are being renovated this summer in support of the requisite knowledge and skills essential to master Mechatronics. The Macomb Mechatronics Advisory Board, consisting of more than 20 industry partners, has given strong support for the creation of this program. 

Companies are adopting automated system technologies in order to improve productivity and quality to be competitive in a global environment.  The new “Automated Systems Technology – Mechatronics” program at Macomb Community College integrates Mechanics, Electronics, and Computer  Technology into a cohesive program that prepares students as skilled technicians with employment opportunities in many diverse industries.