Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology Department Prepares Leaders for Dynamic Digital World
Dr. Karen Coale Tracey, Chair, Department of Computer Electronics and Graphics Technology

Electronics are everywhere, requiring legions of experts in industrial processes and applied technologies to keep the digital world spinning smoothly. Such specialists must be fluent in integrating constantly developing technologies into the fabric of the dynamic 21st-century workplace.

CCSU’s Computer Electronics and Graphics Technology Department offers varied educational programs to prepare students to meet technological challenges as leaders and members of technical design, engineering, and management teams. Workers are needed who can create and apply information technologies. One of the key goals of the CEGT department is to support Connecticut’s labor needs and the rapid, ongoing expansion of information technology in the state.

The department’s programs lead to B.S. degrees in computer engineering technology, in electronics technology, and in industrial technology, with specializations in networking and graphics. The M.S. degree in Computer Information Technology is interdisciplinary and is offered through the department, along with the departments of Computer Science and Management Information Systems.

Computer Engineering Technology is the newest degree program in the department and responds to the fact that computers and network technologies have been two of the most significant drivers of the engineering job market. Students explore hardware and software aspects of the computer in a hands-on environment. One of our expected outcomes is for students to use computational methods, skills, computers, and modern technical tools in engineering practice. Further, we want them to gain knowledge in state-of-the-art technology in the areas of wired and wireless network communication, engineering design, advanced PC operating systems, internet technology, and computer programming.

Electronics Technology graduates have great job prospects as members of engineering teams in applied design, product development, installation, maintenance, manufacturing, production, or operations. Or they may work in technical services, including field engineering, customer support, and marketing and sales.

Networking Technology enjoys particularly robust enrollments, with some 117 majors.  Local and wide area network design and administration and Internet technologies form the core of the curriculum. Most of our students find jobs in small to large manufacturing plants or insurance companies. The prospects for employment are excellent. As network specialists, our graduates are responsible for the security and administration of networks. Or they might design and implement systems that keep networks functioning in the event of a power failure or other emergency. A network administrator, for example, might purchase and install network hardware and software, or be a network server administrator, or maintain printers and other peripherals.

Graphics Technology provides students with knowledge of various techniques used in the printing industry. With an extremely high employment rate after graduation (as for all School of Technology graduates), Graphics Technology students can head for careers as production specialists, pre-press supervisors, estimators, sales people, production designers, screen print designers, label and packaging designers, and Web-page designers.

These six programs prepare students for rewarding, challenging, and gratifying careers in a wide range of industries that touch all our lives.

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