Palomar College has teamed up with the local San Diego Chapter of the IPC Designers Council, a professional, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the Printed Circuit Board Design profession and Altium to bring a higher level of Printed Circuit Design Education to the San Diego area. Palomar College uses the IPC standards and specifications in our classroom curriculum. We use Altium Designer 6 software as our high end CAD design tool to help prepare our students for whatever challenges they may encounter in the printed circuit electronics design marketplace.

                                                  For Designers, By Designers

Palomar College recognizes the need for printed circuit design students to know and use sophisticated hardware and software tools and to know and use the IPC Standards in their future careers as electronics design professionals. The next generation of electronics products will demand much higher standards of electronics knowledge and proper application of those industry standards to be competitive in the today's world markets. Palomar Community College, the IPC Designers Council and Altium are providing the means to train those future designers, today!

Our students are being prepared to face these challenges in a rapidly changing electronics marketplace. They will be designing and building the circuits used in our cell phones, computers, appliances, weapons, aircraft, space vehicles, satellites, calculators, televisions, stereos, and new products we haven't even imagined yet. Future PCB Designers need to be familiar with many diverse disciplines in order to be successful in the Printed Circuit Board design field. New technology is being employed, including impedance controlled circuits, high speed logic, RF circuits, microwave, military and aerospace electronics, medical electronics, high volume consumer and telecommunications products. All of these sub-categories in the PCB design field drive student education needs to much higher levels. These related industries have urgent need of highly skilled professional PCB Designers working in their companies to help develop the products that industries' customers use and depend on. Palomar College is dedicated to providing the expert training needed to get these students a head start in this excellent career path. The IPC Designers Council and Altium are helping us to make it a reality, now!

The IPC Designers Council recognizes the PCB Design education program at Palomar College as being one of the leading programs in the nation that use and teach IPC standards in their classes. Altium is helping Palomar College and the IPC Designers Council by supporting our classes with their software and training materials. Take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to get a great education a Palomar College today!

To register for next semester classes or get more information on Palomar College click here <Register for Class>

For more information on the IPC, the IPC Designers Council, and the local San Diego Chapter. Click the appropriate links below.

<Link to the IPC website>

<Link to the IPC Designers Council main web site>

<Link to the San Diego DC Chapter web site >

For more info on the Altium Designer click the following link <Altium>

Electro-Mechanical Drafting and Design

Courses required for an A.A. Degree Major or a Certificate of Achievement

Drafts detailed working drawings of electro-mechanical equipment

and devices. Indicates dimensions, materials, and manufacturing

procedures for electronic industry.

In order to earn a certificate, students must achieve a minimum

grade of "C" in each of the certificate program courses.

Advanced Electronic Technician

Courses required for an A.A. Degree Major or a Certificate of Achievement

In order to earn a certificate, students must achieve a minimum

grade of "C" in each of the certificate program courses.