What is Industrial Technology?
Industrial Technology (IT) is a field of study designed to prepare technical and/or management oriented professionals for employment in business, industry, education, and government. Industrial Technology is primarily involved with the management, operation, and maintenance of complex technological systems while Engineering and Engineering Technology are primarily involved with the design and installation of these systems.
Typically, the graduate finds employment as a Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Supervisor, Quality Systems Engineer, Technical Specialist, and Plant Manager. Positions in Industrial and technical sales, design and testing also offer the graduate abundant opportunities.
The average starting salary for a 1999-2000 Industrial Technology graduate was $45,000 per year with a range of $40,000-$50,000 in the Central Valley area in California. The Bay Area and Los Angeles area starting salary range was between $50,000-$55,000.
The faculty of the Department of Industrial Technology enthusiastically lend their expertise and considerable personal experience in their respective fields to assure individual student master of courses and area concentration. "Hands-on" lab participation in most Industrial Technology courses, too, is incorporated in the curriculum to promote rapid student mastery of subjects. It is a team-work approach between faculty and students that ultimately enables the I.T. graduate to emerge with the skill and confidence required for supervisory positions in industry.
Mission Statement
The curriculum of the Industrial Technology Program is a discipline associated with implementing, operating, and continuously improving systems of machines, materials, and processes, as well as financial, human, and energy resources. The discipline emphasizes the integration of technological management knowledge with leadership skills to help manufacturing/processing industries to achieve desired goals efficiently and with appropriate concern for the environment, ethics, quality, and human diversity.
The mission of the program is to continuously improve the managerial and technical knowledge of individuals by transferring and sharing the most recent technology and practices through cooperative efforts with industry, government, and other educational institutions. The program encourages research and problem-solving, while providing services to the public, business, and industrial sectors.