Industrial Electrical Technician (EMIET)

Location(s): South Omaha Campus

Award: Certificate of Achievement
Pathway to Associate Degree: Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance Technology (EMAAS)

Academic Focus Area: Skilled Trades and Technical Sciences

This certificate of achievement is for students who may work in the industrial setting. Students gain a working knowledge of industrial electrical systems and control circuit wiring.

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 55.5

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Major Requirements - 42.0 credits

AMFG 1010 - Industrial Safety and Health 4.5 Credits
MFGT 1250 - Basic Electricity for Manufacturing, Power and Process 6.0 Credits
ELME 1210 - Introduction to Motors 4.5 Credits
ELME 1212 - Motor and Machine Controls 9.0 Credits
ELME 2230 - Programmable Logic Controllers 9.0 Credits
ELME 2235 - Programmable Logic Controllers Applications 9.0 Credits

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:

Communication: COMS 1000
Quantitative/Numeracy: MATH 1240
Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy: HMRL 1010

Certificate of Achievement General Education Requirements - 13.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for a Certificate of Achievement. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course 4.5 - 5.0 credit hrs.

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course.

Select 1 college level math course from the list of General Education math courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Math course options

*Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

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Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate skills required to visualize and interpret industrial prints
Describe mechanical power system essentials and demonstrate proper maintenance, removal, and installation procedures.
Describe the basics of fluid power, both hydraulic and pneumatic, including transmission of fluid energy.
Describe the different types of motors found in industry, have the knowledge to identify the different types, and demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot all motors.
Demonstrate the ability to design, build, and troubleshoot motor control circuits. Describe the different components in a control circuit.
Demonstrate an understanding of basic PLC fundamentals and programming logic.
Demonstrate an understanding of the development of ladder logic using block instructions.