Industrial Electrician Certificate

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Industrial Electricians are prepared to troubleshoot and maintain electrical devices used in a manufacturing industry; install electrical machines and wiring; and wire electrical panels.

Program Requirements (32-35)

COL 101 First Year Seminar 1 hr transfer credit
COL 102 Career Development Seminar 1 hr transfer credit
ELEC 101 Fundamentals of Electricity 3 hrs credit
ELEC 102 Alternating Current, Polyphase Circuits and Transformers 3 hrs credit
ELEC 110 Electronic Principles 3 hrs credit
ELEC 120 DC and AC Motors and Generators 3 hrs credit
ELEC 121 Electrical Controls for Machines 3 hrs credit
ELEC 130 Electric Wiring 3 hrs credit
ELEC 132 Print Reading for Electricians 2 hrs credit
ELEC 140 Industrial and Electrical Safety 2 hrs credit
ELEC 141 National Electrical Code 2 hrs credit
ELEC 210 Industrial Electronics 3 hrs credit
ELEC 212 Programmable Logic Controllers 3 hrs credit

Choose one of the following courses:

IT 106 Mathematics for Computers 3 hrs credit
MATH 151 College Algebra 4 hrs transfer credit
TECH 109 Technical Mathematics I 4 hrs credit

Electives (3)

Select 3 credit hours from

ELEC 131 Conduit Bending and Threading 2 hrs credit
ELEC 201 Instrumentation and Process Control 3 hrs credit
ELEC 211 Digital Fundamentals 3 hrs credit
ELEC 288 Special Topics in Electricity - Introduction 1 hr credit
ELEC 289 Special Topics in Electricity - Fundamentals 2 hrs credit
ELEC 290 Special Topics in Electricity 1-3 variable hrs credit

Program Total: 38-39 credits

Gainful Employment

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