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 – Spring

 

AC/DC Machines with Electrical Codes

4

 

Computers and PLCs in Instrumentation

3

Total 7

Second Semester – Summer

 

Motor Controls I

4

Total 4

Third Semester – Fall

 

DC/AC Drives

3

 

Introduction to Process Control Instrumentation

4

Total 7

Fourth Semester - Spring

 

Sensors

3

 

Industrial Instrumentation

3

Total 6