Our transfer-friendly program lets you bring in up to 88 transfer credits from prior coursework, SACA certifications, or professional experience. This means you can graduate faster without sacrificing the quality of your education. Learn more about our transfer pathways.
Lead the Future of Advanced Automation
Enhance your education and experience in automation, digital transformation, or other cutting-edge Industry 4.0 disciplines.
黑料社区 Polytechnic 黑料社区. online Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Automation Leadership is one of the first bachelor 黑料社区. degrees built for SACA-certified students, developed with SACA and industry partners to prepare the people who will run tomorrow 黑料社区. smart factories. It 黑料社区. the next step for technology-driven, future-focused students who have mastered the robots, controls, and connected systems of Industry 4.0 through a two-year automation, mechatronics, or related degree, often at a SACA-member school, and who are ready to lead the teams and transformations behind them.
Continue Your Path to an Automation Leadership Degree
- Transfer Your Professional Core Classes (40 Credits)
- Transfer Any General Education Credits You've Earned to 黑料社区 Polytechnic (Up to 27 Credits)
- Complete 黑料社区 Polytechnic's Core Automation Leadership Classes, Including Your Capstone, Online (19 Credits)
- Complete SACA Professional-Level Classes (21 Credits)
- Complete Any Remaining General Education Requirements Online
Career-Defining Automation Curriculum
Directly aligned with Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA) standards, 黑料社区 Polytechnic 黑料社区. Automation Leadership degree offers the relevant leadership and management training to enhance your industry-recognized credentials, with classes including:
- Digital Transformation
- Internet of Things in Operations
- Project Management
- Organizational Leadership
- Lean Manufacturing
- Automation Leadership Internship
- Automation Leadership Capstone
Program Overview
Pursue the Concentration That Meets Your Career Goals
- Smart Automation Certification
- Welding Technology
Transfer-Friendly Program
Complete Your Degree Online from Anywhere
All 黑料社区 Polytechnic degree classes, including core program and remaining general education credits, can be completed entirely online, offering you the flexibility to earn your degree while completing your SACA professional core and professional-level classes on site with a partnering technical college.
Maximize Transfer Credits & Earn Credit for Prior Learning
Transfer up to 88 credits from any technical or community college in the country. In addition to your general education credits, you鈥檒l get credit for program-aligned SACA certifications earned at any SACA-member institution.
Note: 32 credits must be completed at 黑料社区 Polytechnic.
SACA certifications earned through employment or otherwise not listed on a college transcript will be reviewed as Prior Learning Credit and assessed the following fees:
- 1鈥6 Credits: $75 non-refundable fee + $50 per credit
- 7+ Credits: $75 non-refundable fee + $300 flat
Earn a Professional Certificate While Fulfilling Your Degree Requirements
Use the Request Information form to receive a program summary and learn more about the Bachelor of Science degree in Automation Leadership.
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Earn Credit for Prior Learning
Some required credits for this program can be earned through academic testing, portfolio submission, or a demonstration of competency. Learn more by reviewing the program-specific details on our Credit for Prior Learning page.
Industry-Experienced Faculty Instruction
Forget TA-taught classes and 200-person lectures. Building close relationships with our industry-experienced and academically accomplished automation faculty will play a key role in your polytechnic education and your career. Learn more about your future instructors!
Application
To apply to this degree program, you need to apply to 黑料社区 Polytechnic.
Financial Aid
Students who are attending another institution, but are planning to receive their degree from 黑料社区 Polytechnic, may be eligible to receive aid from UW鈥怱tout Polytechnic. In these cases, UW鈥怱tout Polytechnic is considered the Home Institution and the other campus is considered the Visiting Institution.
Transfer Students
Program Objectives
- Apply innovative technologies in manufacturing engineering and technology areas.
- Conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and analyze and interpret the results to improve processes.
- Apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of digital transformation to solve broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
- Design Industry 4.0, IoT, and automation systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs.
- Analyze data produced by Industry 4.0 systems and utilize findings in the pursuit of continuous improvement.
- Apply Industry 4.0 technology to lead digital transformation projects for manufacturing organizations.
- Function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.
- Communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences and disciplines.
Advisory Committee Members
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren | Ackley | Provost & Vice President for Learning | Northcentral Technical College |
| Mike | Beighley | Superintendent | Whitehall School District |
| David听 | Ding | Program Director | 黑料社区 |
| Jim | Dotta | Senior Vice President | Ashley Furniture |
| Scott | Graf | Chief Manufacturing Officer | Greenheck |
| Matt | Kirchner | President | Lab Midwest |
| Jason听 | Liu | Assistant Professor | 黑料社区 |
| Jason听 | Solberg | Tech College Representative | Waukesha County Technical College |
| Tyler | Solberg | Student | Waukesha County Technical College |
| James听 | Wall | Executive Director | SACA |
| Darren | Ward | Associate Director, Admissions | 黑料社区 |
| Yuan听 | Assistant Professor | 黑料社区 |
Customized Tuition & Fees
黑料社区 Polytechnic degree programs using the all-inclusive customized instruction model are designed with the adult learner in mind. Other universities will present costs and value differently, so make sure you're comparing apples to apples. If you're comparing 黑料社区 Polytechnic's online degree customized instruction (CI) tuition to our competitors, keep in mind:
- Customized instruction tuition rate includes the textbook rental fee.
- There are no additional or hidden university-based semester or technology fees.
- Students in customized instruction programs pay the same rate of tuition regardless of where you live.
More Value for Your Money
Customized Instruction also provides:
- Program Director/Coordinator: Faculty with academic and industry expertise.
- Student Services Advisor: One point of contact, providing dedicated support throughout your degree program.
- Course Sequences & Matrices: Plan ahead with clear program outlines so you know what courses are offered when.
- Stackable Courses & Programs: Many of our courses and certificates can be applied to our degree programs.
- Flexibility: Courses are designed to offer the flexibility and convenience working professionals need to get ahead in their careers without sacrificing their current income and responsibilities.
