Electrician: Process Controls

Certificate: Industrial Technology
Credit Requirements: 24 Semester Credit Hours
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The Electrician: Process Controls certificate program prepares you to work in industry as an electrical/electronics and instrumentation technician. Emphasis is placed on electrical motors, motor control systems, drive systems and the interfacing and maintenance of integrated systems using a variety of sensors and instrumentation.

Admission into this program requires qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or TTC’s placement test. The Electrician: Automated Controls certificate program must be completed prior to or taken concurrently with this certificate program in order to meet required prerequisites. High school graduation is not required if you are at least 18 years old.

Recommended Sequence of Courses


First Semester – Fall

 

AMT 103

Sensors

3

 

EIT 244

Computers and PLCs in Instrumentation

3

 

ELT 125

Introduction to Process Control Instrumentation

4

Total 10


Second Semester – Spring

 

EEM 217

AC/DC Machines with Electrical Codes

4

 

IMT 110

Industrial Instrumentation

3

Total 7


Third Semester – Summer

 

EEM 151

Motor Controls I

4

 

EEM 221

DC/AC Drives

3

Total 7