Electrical Technology

One-Year Diploma…………35 Credits

•Program Overview

An electrician is employed to install electrical wiring and equipment for lighting, heating, cooling, and other power requirements in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Using blueprints, diagrams and specifications, students perform installations in accordance with national, state, and local safety codes.

•Purpose

The purpose of the Electrical Technology program is to provide educational opportunities to individuals that will enable them to obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to succeed in the field of electricity.

The diploma program is intended to produce graduates who are prepared for employment as electricians. In the Electrical Technology program, students learn about AC and DC fundamentals, residential construction wiring, national electrical codes, reading prints, electrical motor and control technology, and environmental system control. The program is designed to help students pass the Block and Associates Electrical Exam for state licensing.

•Career Opportunities

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, “As the population and the economy grow . . . more electricians will be needed to maintain the electrical systems used by industry and to install electrical devices and wiring in new homes, factories, offices, and other structures.”

Graduates are employed as apprentices by electrical construction firms. Upon completion of apprenticeship and after obtaining a journeyperson’s license, students are open to opportunities as master electricians, inspectors, contractors, estimators, and repair persons.

Electrical Technology
Diploma

Program Requirements:

Fall Semester.............................................Credit Hours

ELE 101 Electrical & General Safety ....................1
ELE 103 Direct Current Fundamentals ................2
ELE 111 Alternating Current Fundamentals .......2
ELE 121 Residential Construction Wiring
& Maintenance ..........................................................6
ELE 131 Commercial Construction Wiring &
Design .........................................................................6
ELE 141 Journeyman Exam Prep/NEC I ..............1

Total for Fall Semester: ........................................18


Spring Semester

ELE 151 Industrial Construction Wiring &
Design .........................................................................6
ELE 161 Electrical Motor Operation & Control ..9
ELE 171 Fundamentals of Programmable
Logic Controllers .....................................................1
ELE 181 Journeyman Exam Prep/NEC II ............1

Total for Spring Semester: .................................17

Elective:
ELE 195 Occupational Work Experience

Total number of required technical
education credit hours (One-Year Diploma)....35