Stationary Engineers, AAS [OPME-AAS, 64 Total Credits]

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RESTRICTED ENTRY PROGRAM

Students MUST be indentured in the Stationary Engineers Apprenticeship Program before enrolling in classes. Special consideration will be given students who complete the Operating Maintenance Engineers Associate of Applied Science if they are affected by the retroactive six year rule. For further information, contact the Division of Apprenticeship Studies at 702-651-4163.

DESCRIPTION

This degree prepares students for employment as a Journeyman Stationary and Maintenance Engineer. Along with special program courses, academic skills emphasizing math, science, and human relations skills are stressed to prepare students to meet the challenges common in the work place.

Student Learning Outcomes

Comprehend and utilize all applicable Stationary and Maintenance Engineers tools.
Comprehend and utilize formulas used in the calculations of all phases of Stationary and Maintenance Engineering work.
Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot and repair any problems that arise in Stationary and Maintenance Engineering systems.

General Education Requirements (25 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

OPME 120B - Electronics Theory DC and AC

English Composition (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communications (3 Credits)

Human Relations (3 Credits)

OPME 123B - Blueprint Reading for the Building Trades

Natural Science (3 Credits)

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (6 Credits)

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements (39 Credits)

^{Any OPME journeyman course offered for credit may be substituted for any of the above OPME apprenticeship courses. Please contact the program coordinator more for details.}

IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems
and OPME 102B - Fundamentals of Electricity
and OPME 103B - Introduction to the National Electrical Code
and OPME 105B - Domestic Refrigeration
and OPME 106B - Mechanical Power Transmission (Instrumentation)
and OPME 108B - Fluid Power (Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Instrumentation)
and OPME 110B - Electrical Heating and Cooling
and OPME 114B - Automated Manufacturing Control
and OPME 122B - Introduction to Oxy-Acetylene Welding
and OPME 133B - Air Conditioning Theory
and OPME 144B - Industrial Electricity
and OPME 212 - Welding I