Engineering Technology: Utilities-Electrical Power, CA [ETUEP-CT, 30 Total Credits]

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DESCRIPTION

The Certificate of Achievement in Engineering Technology, Utilities-Electrical Power is an 18-month program that provides students with classroom and laboratory experiences in electricity, mechanical power, pneumatics, hydraulics, and ferrous and non-ferrous material. This utilities certificate focuses on those skills used in operational settings. Courses include Industrial Electricity, Mechanical Power Transmission, and Fluid Power. There are also a number of electives that allow students to focus on electrical maintenance, mechanical maintenance, or plant/facility operation in the power utility industry.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to follow guidelines for safe operation and maintenance of various mechanical, electrical, and fluid power systems used in the power utility industry.
Show the skills to design and operate basic electrical, mechanical, and fluid power systems and to use computerbased programmable logic controller devices to monitor their operation and performance.
Apply various troubleshooting techniques for identification and correction of faults in electrical circuits and mechanical and high pressure fluid power systems used in the power utility industry.
Prepare technical reports and communicate the results through effective oral communications.

General Education Requirements (6 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits)

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

ET 111B - Mathematics for Electronics Applications
or MATH 116 - Technical Mathematics
or MATH 124 - College Algebra
or MATH 124E - College Algebra Expanded
or MATH 126 - Precalculus I
or MATH 126E - Precalculus I Expanded
or MATH 127 - Precalculus II or above
_{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits then the total listed on this degree.}

Communications (3 Credits)

Strongly Recommended: COM 115.

Special Program Requirements (24 Credits)

Core Requirements (19 Credits)

Digital Literacy Requirement (0-3 Credits)

Electives (5-9 Credits)

EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
or EGG 131L - Technical Physics I – Lab
or EMHS 101 - Principles of Emergency Management
or EMHS 102 - Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
or ET 100B - Survey of Electronics
or ET 104B - Fabrication and Soldering Techniques
or ET 106B - Test Equipment Operation
or MT 110B - Material Science I (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous)
or MT 180B - Co-Op/Internship First Semester
or WELD 100B - Introduction to Welding
or WELD 130B - Welding Support Equipment Operations
or WELD 132B - Oxy/Fuel, Plasma and Carbon Arc-Air Cutting Operations
or WELD 133B - SMAW (Stick)
or WWT 101B - Wastewater Treatment I
Computation included in ET 111B and MATH 116 and MATH 124 and MATH 126 and MATH 127 or above.
Human Relations included in MT 102B and MT 106B.