FIRST YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
EET-040 | Basic Electronics EET-040Develops an understanding of the basic DC electricity concepts such as voltage, current, resistance, power and energy. The course covers resistive circuits through series-parallel circuits. Laboratory work includes use of analog and digital meters and circuit construction.
| 2.5 |
EET-050 | Electric Circuits I *EET-050Introduces the student to the sin wave and the relative parameters such as frequency, period, rms and ave values. Capacitance and inductance are introduced and their effect in sin wave circuits are studied. Lab work includes familiarization with the oscilloscope.
| 2.5 |
HED-178 | Responding to Emergencies HED-178The purpose of the American Red Cross Responding to Emergency course is to provide the citizen responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life.
| 2.0 |
TEC-050 | Technical Math I TEC-050Fundamentals of basic arithmetic, calculator usage, algebra, geometry and right angle trigonometry.
| 2.0 |
TEC-052 | Technical Math II *TEC-052Offers the student an in-depth study of algebra including factoring, solving linear systems, quadratic equations and exponents.
| 2.0 |
TEC-057 | Intro to Renewable Energy TEC-057This course provides students with an introduction to forms of renewable energy, how it is produced and utilized. Topics include photovoltaic, solar, and wind energy production. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
WND-040 | Intro to Wind Technology WND-040This course provides students with an understanding of basic wind technology concepts. Topics include turbine parts and operation, anemometry data collection and analysis, and evaluation of basic turbine technology. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
17.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
PHY-110 | Concepts of Physics PHY-110Phenomena-oriented course, emphasizing a general understanding of the rules of physics and its connections with culture and society.
| 4.0 |
TEC-054 | Technical Math III *TEC-054Offers the student a more in-depth study of trigonometry plus logarithms, complex numbers and functional variation.
| 2.0 |
TEC-056 | Technical Math IV *TEC-056Familiarizes the student with the basic concepts of analytical geometry and statistics.
| 2.0 |
ENG-120 | Composition I *ENG-120Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.
| 3.0 |
TEC-058 | Alternative Energy TEC-058This course provides students with an introduction to forms of alternative energy. Topics include hydrogen, fuel cells, electric powered vehicles, and other emerging green technologies. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
EET-068 | Photovoltaic Systems *EET-068This course is designed to provide a technical foundation for design, installation, and evaluation of residential and commercial photovoltaic systems. Concepts of system advantages and disadvantages, site evaluation, system design and sizing are assessed. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
17.0 |
SECOND YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
TEC-064 | Bioenergy TEC-064Fundamentals of energy use and production from biogas, biofuels, and biomass including production methods and domestic and industrial uses. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
CHM-111 | Concepts of Chemistry CHM-111An introduction to the concepts of chemistry where information is presented to students with little background or no prior interest in chemistry and those students who are not interested in abstract or mathematical theories.
| 4.0 |
SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication SPE-111Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
| 3.0 |
EET-072 | Relays and Control Circuits EET-072This course provides the student with an understanding of industrial electrical and electronic power systems. Topics covered include three phase circuits, motors wiring, ladder logic, transformers, and electronic motor controllers.
| 2.0 |
EET-086 | Prog Logic Controllers I EET-086This course covers basic PLC operation and programming using Rslogix500 software and Allen Bradley PLC's. Topics include: Basic ladder design, Input Output, Timers, Counters, Batch Processes, Shift registers, Word compare, and Math.
| 2.0 |
Semester Totals | 14.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
ECO-231 | Principles of Econ I (Macro) ECO-231Focuses on the nature and method of economics, basic supply and demand analysis, national income accounting, business cycles, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, money and banking, and monetary policy.
| 3.0 |
TEC-063 | Electric Power Distribution TEC-063Fundamentals of the electric power distribution and transmission system, infrastructure components, power flows, and system reliability.
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Technical Electives --- ---
| 6.0 |
Semester Totals |
12.0 |
Total Program Hours | 60.0 |
Suggested Electives | ||
EET-070 | Photovoltaic Technician EET-070This course is designed to provide a technical foundation for system design, systems implementation, electrical codes, and hardware installation. Maintaining and troubleshooting systems are performed. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 2.0 |
WND-041 | Wind Technology Maintenance I *WND-041This course introduces students to wind turbine maintenance. Lectures focus on gearbox and electrical system maintenance while the labs focus on tools, climbing and safety. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 3.0 |
TEC-059 | Energy Management TEC-059Successful completion of this course prepares participants to assess and improve homes according to current industry standards for residential building weatherization. It includes blower-door testing and recommended weather sealing techniques to achieve improved resident comfort and energy cost savings. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 2.0 |
TEC-068 | Sp Topics Renewable Energy TEC-068This course will examine fundamentals, principles,practices, and issues associated with special topics in renewable energy. It covers basic through advanced issues and topics associated with sustainability and the renewable energy field. Advanced coursework is adjusted to special interest groups. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| .5-5.00000 |
TEC-069 | Site Assessment/Renew Energy TEC-069This course determines the site-specific suitability of photovoltaic, solar thermal applications, and small wind energy installations. The course will focus on physical site features and how that affects the solar window and the quality of wind energy. (Repeatable 3 times)
| 2.0 |
CAD-056 | CAD I CAD-056Basic Theory of CAD. Student will learn to use a Computer Aided Drafting system to create simple to moderately complex technical drawings. (Repeatable 1 Time)
| 2.0 |
IND-044 | Fluid Power IND-044Provides technician with basic concepts of pneumatics and hydraulics. This includes: fluid properties and laws, safety concerns, conductor types and sizing, pump operation and horsepower requirements, directional, pressure and flow control valves, fluid symbols. Trainers provide hands-on experience for students.
| 3.0 |
IND-062 | Rigging and Hoisting IND-062This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of hoisting and rigging equipment. Safety regulations will be discussed along with determination of safe working loads and proper care of equipment. (Repeatable 3 Times)
| 1.0 |
MET-043 | Motors and Generators MET-043This course focuses on the installation, maintenance and application of motors, equipment and controls.
| 2.5 |
MTT-050 | Intro to Machining Procedures MTT-050A study designed to highlight the theory and application of cutoff machines, drill press, engine lathe, milling machines, and basic benchwork involving layout and hand tools.
| 3.0 |
TEC-040 | Blueprint Reading/Industry I TEC-040Fundamentals, principles, and practices involved in producing and reading industrial blueprints. Covers basic through advanced blueprint reading and basic drafting procedures. Advanced work is adjusted to special interest groups.
| 2.5 |
IND-042 | Pipefitting Procedures IND-042Focuses on the basic principles of installation and maintenance of industrial piping systems. Mechanical joining methods are stressed.
| 1.0 |
WEL-056 | Metal Cutting and Fabrication *WEL-056This course is designed to provide an understanding of metal cutting and fabricating processes and weld joint design.(Repeatable 3 Times)
| 2.0 |
EET-052 | Solid State Circuits EET-052Study of basic solid state devices and associated circuits. Devices included will be general purpose diodes, zener diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors. Integrated circuits will be introduced. Circuit applications will include rectifiers, transistors, switching circuits, and linear amplifiers.
| 4.0 |
WEL-057 | Welding Fundamentals WEL-057Course will cover basic welding processes, including: Oxy-Acetylene welding, Arc welding, Cutting and Brazing.
| 2.5 |
EET-075 | HMI-Human Machine Interface EET-075This course covers basic HMI operation and programming using Wonderware - InTouch software. Topics include: Designing HMI windows, interfacing to the PLC, basic animation, using and creating logic scripts, using DDE, setting alarms, charts and trending, and security.
| 2.0 |
EET-087 | Prog Logic Controllers II EET-087This course covers advanced topics of the Micrologix 1000 PLC operation and programming using Rslogix500 software and Allen Bradley PLC's. Topics include Analog I/O, Math and Data handling instruction, program flow, message instructions, and communication protocols.
| 2.0 |