Electrical Technology - Diploma
Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Program Plan Number: 4603024049
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| Area 1 | ||
| Select one of the following two options: | 3 | |
Written Communication | ||
Heritage/Humanities | ||
| Area 2 | ||
| Select one of the following three options: | 3 | |
| Technical Mathematics | ||
| Technical Algebra and Trigonometry | ||
Higher Level Quantitative Reasoning Course | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Technical Core | ||
| Select one of the following three options: | 5 | |
| Basic Electricity | ||
| Circuits I | ||
| Industrial Maintenance Electrical Principles and Industrial Maintenance Electrical Principles Lab | ||
| EET 250 | National Electrical Code | 4 |
| Select one of the following two options: | 7-8 | |
| Motor Controls I and Motor Controls II | ||
| Electrical Motor Controls I & II Combined | ||
| EET 249 | Rotating Machinery | 4 |
| EET 298 | Practicum | 1-4 |
| or EET 299 | Cooperative Education Program | |
| Digital Literacy 1 | 3 | |
| General Education and Technical Core Subtotal | 30-34 | |
| Students must complete one of the tracks listed below to complete the diploma requirements. | ||
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Digital Literacy must be demonstrated either by competency exam or by completing a digital literacy course. If any student successfully tests out of Digital Literacy he/she must take an additional Technical Course approved by the Electrical Program Coordinator.
Automated Industrial Controls Technician Track
Offered at: Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Program Plan Number: 460302404
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education and Technical Core Subtotal | 30-34 | |
| EET 288 | Programmable Logic Controllers I | 4 |
| Select one of the following two options: | 3-5 | |
| Fluid Power and Fluid Power Lab | ||
| Applied Fluid Power | ||
| Technical Electives 1 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 49-55 | |
In the situation that any course that has been used in the Technical Core is also repeated in the Track, the student must select another course with the same number of hours from the technical elective list or a course approved by the program coordinator.
Construction Electrician Track
Offered at: Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Program Plan Number: 460302402
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| General Education and Technical Core Subtotal | 30-34 | |
| Select one of the following two options: | 7-8 | |
| Electrical Construction I and Electrical Construction II | ||
| Electrical Construction I and II Combined | ||
| Technical Electives 1 | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 49-54 | |
In the situation that any course that has been used in the Technical Core is also repeated in the Track, the student must select another course with the same number of hours from the technical elective list or a course approved by the program coordinator.
Industrial Electrician Track
Offered at: Ashland Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Program Plan Number: 460302401
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| General Education and Technical Core Subtotal | 30-34 | |
| Select one of the following two options: | 7-8 | |
| Electrical Construction I and Electrical Construction II | ||
| Electrical Construction I and II Combined | ||
| EET 288 | Programmable Logic Controllers I | 4 |
| Technical Electives 1 | 11 | |
| Total Credits | 52-57 | |
In the situation that any course that has been used in the Technical Core is also repeated in the Track, the student must select another course with the same number of hours from the technical elective list or a course approved by the program coordinator.