Industrial Automation Technology

Master Modern Manufacturing Technology

As an industrial maintenance technician, you use your skills to keep equipment running efficiently, prevent downtime, and contribute to the production of essential goods. Join a dynamic field where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make an impact on modern manufacturing.

Choose Your Industrial Automation Technology Pathway

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  • Choose spring or summer start date
  • Direct and alternating current (electricity)
  • Hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power
  • Single and three-phase motor controls
  • Mechanical power systems

EXPLORE THE INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE TRAINING PROGRAM OPTION

  • Advanced electrical systems
  • Fluid power
  • Industrial mechanics
  • Electromechanical maintenance
  • PLC programming

Explore the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Diploma option

  • Advanced electrical systems
  • Fluid power
  • Industrial mechanics
  • Electromechanical maintenance
  • PLC programming
  • DC controls circuits
  • Pneumatics
  • Electric motor drives
  • Industrial networking
  • Applied industrial robotics

Explore the Industrial Automation Technology AAS degree option

Program Overview

You gain hands-on training with:

  • Programmable logic controller (PLC) computers
  • CNC machines
  • Robotics
  • Electronic components
  • Mechanical systems
  • Fluid power

You learn through hands-on training using the same state-of-the-art technology you’ll use in the workplace, including these top brands:

  • Fanuc
  • Allen Bradley
  • Siemens
  • Okuma
  • Hardinge
  • Rockwell

This is a partial list of employers who have hired Industrial Automation Technology graduates:

  • Advanced Heat Treat Corporation, Waterloo, IA
  • Blackhawk Engineering, Cedar Falls, IA
  • ConAgra Foods, Inc., Waterloo, IA
  • Iowa Laser Technology, Cedar Falls, IA
  • John Deere, Waterloo, IA
  • Nestlé USA, Waverly, IA
  • Rockwell Automation, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Target Distribution Center, Cedar Falls, IA
  • TDS Automation, Inc., Waverly, IA
  • Tyson Foods, Inc., Waterloo, IA

Succeed at Hawkeye

Program Contacts

Admissions

Main Campus
Hawkeye Center 134
319-296-4000
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Regular Hours — Spring 2025

Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Academic Advisor

Natasha Ceaser
Main Campus
Bremer Hall 136C
319-296-4014 ext.1062
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Faculty Advisor

Last Names A–M

Seth Seda
Main Campus
Butler Hall 123B
319-296-2329 ext.1730
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Last Names N—Z

Mitchell Heldt
Main Campus
Bremer Hall 153A
319-296-2329 ext.1303
Email Mitchell Heldt