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 (34-35)

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
ELECT 103 Alternating Current 2 hrs credit
ELECT 106 DC Motors and Generators 2 hrs credit
ELECT 107 AC Motors and Generators 2 hrs credit
ELECT 108 Electrical Control for Machines I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 109 Electrical Control For Machines II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 113 Print Reading for Electricians 2 hrs credit
ELECT 114 National Electrical Code 2 hrs credit
ELECT 120 Industrial and Electrical Safety 2 hrs credit
ELECT 159 Electrical Wiring I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 203 Industrial Electronics I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 204 Industrial Electronics II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 208 Programmable Logic Controllers I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 209 Programmable Logic Controllers II 2 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)

ELECT 111 Electronic Principles I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 112 Electronic Principles II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 141 Conduit Bending – Thinwall 2 hrs credit
ELECT 160 Electrical Wiring II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 201 Digital Fundamentals I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 202 Digital Fundamentals II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 206 Instrumentation Fundamentals I 2 hrs credit
ELECT 207 Instrumentation Fundamentals II 2 hrs credit
ELECT 290 Special Topics in Electricity 3 hrs credit

Program Total: 37-38 credits

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