Programmable Logic Controller Technician Certificate

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The programmable logic controller, PLC, technician program will prepare students to program, maintain, and service industrial equipment. The student will be able to install PLCs, write and debug code for a variety of automated control systems.

Program Requirements

COL 101 First Year Seminar
COL 102 Career Development Seminar
ELEC 101 Fundamentals of Electricity
ELEC 102 Alternating Current, Polyphase Circuits and Transformers
ELEC 110 Electronic Principles
ELEC 120 DC and AC Motors and Generators
ELEC 121 Electrical Controls for Machines
ELEC 132 Print Reading for Electricians
ELEC 140 Industrial and Electrical Safety
ELEC 212 Programmable Logic Controllers
ELEC 213 Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

Select one of the following courses in Mathematics (3-4 credits)

IT 106 Mathematics for Computers
MATH 151 College Algebra
TECH 109 Technical Mathematics I

Program Total: 30-31 credits

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