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Program Description/Purpose: This career studies certificate leads to entry-level employment in the electrical industry and provides foundational knowledge and applied skills in basic electrical concepts, safety, wiring, motors and controls, and the National Electrical Code.
Occupational Outcomes: Upon completion of the career studies certificate, students are employable as entry-level maintenance workers, electrician’s helpers, and entry-level wiring technicians.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Utilize charts and codes in accordance with the national electric code and state and local regulation.
- Use various test equipment and tools needed in the electrical industry.
- Apply principles of electricity to practical aspects of residential and non-residential wiring, electrical installation, troubleshooting, and servicing.
- Apply industrial power distribution fundamentals to installation, troubleshooting, and servicing at the component and system level.
- Demonstrate principles and practices of general industrial safety.
Courses are displayed under the semester in which they are regularly offered and are recommended to be taken in this sequence to ensure timely graduation. It is possible that a course shown in a particular semester may not be offered due to low enrollment or other factors.
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