Robert W. Plaster Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Automation and Robotics

Build the Future and Yours

In the Field of Automation & Robotics

Lead global change as part of the fourth industrial revolution. Learn how to program robots and systems and become invaluable wherever your career takes you.

Build the Future
and Yours

In the Field of Automation & Robotics

Lead global change as part of the fourth industrial revolution. Learn how to program robots and systems and become invaluable wherever your career takes you.

Build the Future
and Yours

In the Field of Automation & Robotics

Lead global change as part of the fourth industrial revolution. Learn how to program robots and systems and become invaluable wherever your career takes you.

Automation and Robotics

Robots With Laser Beams

Okay, there may not always be laser beams, but you will always find some of the world’s most advanced tech (robots) doing jobs too dangerous for people (lasers!). You can help make that happen.

Automation and Robotics

Robots With Laser Beams

Okay, there may not always be laser beams, but you will always find some of the world’s most advanced tech (robots) doing jobs too dangerous for people (lasers!). You can help make that happen.

Tackle the Toughest Challenges

Some people aren’t made for complex problems—but that’s not you. Find that sense of deep fulfillment as you take a project from inception to completion with all the intricate systems and components working together.

Automation and Robotics

Tackle the Toughest Challenges

Some people aren’t made for complex problems—but that’s not you. Find that sense of deep fulfillment as you take a project from inception to completion with all the intricate systems and components working together.

Automation and Robotics
Automation and Robotics

Tackle the Toughest Challenges

Some people aren’t made for complex problems—but that’s not you. Find that sense of deep fulfillment as you take a project from inception to completion with all the intricate systems and components working together.

Automation and Robotics

Cash With Comfort

Money isn’t the only reason to pick a field, but it definitely helps. The robotics and automation fields pay well and they’re booming. Make good money without the fear of a career that will one day disappear.

Automation and Robotics

Cash With Comfort

Money isn’t the only reason to pick a field, but it definitely helps. The robotics and automation fields pay well and they’re booming. Make good money without the fear of a career that will one day disappear.

Program Goals

• Install, repair and maintain automated systems used in manufacturing
• Ensure manufacturing equipment is safe and effective
• Work in a variety of settings
• Find entry-level work in a lucrative industry

Program Goals

• Install, repair and maintain automated systems used in manufacturing
• Ensure manufacturing equipment is safe and effective
• Work in a variety of settings
• Find entry-level work in a lucrative industry

*Costs are estimates and are subject to change. Please visit the tuition and fees details page for precise details or call 417-447-7500. Degree time/credits vary with students’ enrollment and course completion. Graduation retention varies by case. For program enrollment, retention, exam/certification, and employment rates visit Student Outcomes/Student Right-to-Know. Salary information is provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some careers on this list may require additional education and training. For program-specific accreditation visit OTC Accreditation.

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The Best Decision
You’ll Ever Make

If you’ve made it this far, you must be pretty serious about taking that next step. We’re cheering you on— let’s get started.

No application fee. Upcoming enrollment deadline: August 15

*Estimates are for required tuition and fees only. These include: registration fee, facilities and infrastructure fee, and per course program fee(s). Required fees not billed per credit hour, but billed per semester and/or per course, are not included in these totals.