Industrial – Electrical Maintenance Technical Certificate
Contact Information: Program Office 615-353-3475, E-mail: industrial.maint@nscc.edu
General Information
Course Requirements & Recommended Schedule
Program Website
Course Descriptions
General Information
This comprehensive certificate program offers excellent preparation for a career in the maintenance of large electrical and manufacturing systems. It includes an appropriate amount of necessary theory explaining ÒwhyÓ while placing a strong emphasis on the actual equipment and operation of large and critical electrical power systems. The program covers electrical, as well as associated electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment and applications.
Graduates of this program should be able to:
• Operate and maintain equipment and systems supporting modern manufacturing.
• Effectively troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and facility systems.
• Effectively work in teams to solve complex electrical system problems.
• Operate programmable logic controller (PLC) systems.
Career Opportunities
• Plant maintenance technician
• Power plant operator/maintenance technician
• Plant electrician
• On-call service technician
Transfer/Advising
This certificate is designed so that a student can apply all of the required courses toward a Nashville State A.A.S. degree. A student who plans to apply the certificate toward an A.A.S. degree should consult his/her advisor about articulation options.
[top of page] [Return to Table of Contents]
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
RUBRIC |
COURSE |
|
|
|
IMC 1100 |
Electrical Maintenance Orient |
3 |
3 |
4 |
IMC 1155 |
DC and AC Circuits |
4 |
3 |
5 |
IMC 1200 |
Digital Principles |
3 |
3 |
4 |
MFG 2015 |
Hydraulics and Pneumatics |
3 |
3 |
4 |
IMC 2150 |
Control Applications |
3 |
3 |
4 |
IMC 2205 |
Programmable Logic Controllers |
3 |
3 |
4 |
IMC 2255 |
Interpreting Tech Information |
3 |
3 |
4 |
TOTAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS |
32 |
RECOMMENDED PART-TIME EVENING SEQUENCE
NOTE: NO DAY SEQUENCE IS CURRENTLY OFFERED
First Year
| Fall Semester |
|
Credits |
| IMC 1100 |
Electrical Maintenance Orientation |
4 |
| IMC 1155 |
DC and AC Circuits |
5 |
| |
|
|
| Spring Semester |
|
Credits |
| IMC 1200 |
Digital Principles |
4 |
| IMC 2015 |
Hydraulics & Pneumatics |
4 |
Second Year
| Fall Semester |
|
Credits |
| IMC 2105 |
Electrical Machines/Controls |
3 |
| IMC 2150 |
Control Applications |
4 |
| |
|
|
| Spring Semester |
|
Credits |
| IMC 2205 |
Programmable Logic Controllers |
4 |
| IMC 2255 |
Interpreting Tech Information |
4 |
[top of page] [Return to Table of Contents]
