Provider name:

Midlands Technical College

Program name:

Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technician - CE

Program description:

Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to begin an exciting career in the high-demand field of Electrical Industrial Maintenance. Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technicians are in high demand throughout business and industry. The opportunities for Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technicians are growing rapidly with the resurgence of manufacturing throughout the United States. If you enjoy working with your hands and love a challenge and are interested in becoming a key player in keeping America's industrial facilities operational this may be the career field for you. Get the skills manufacturing companies and mechanical contractors are looking for as an Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technician. With your MTC certificate and fundamental knowledge of electrical theory, you can earn about $20 an hour to start with and more earning potential as you advance. Electricians in large factories do maintenance work such as repairing motors, transformers, generators, and electronic controllers on machine tools and industrial robots. They may also advise as to whether the continued operation of certain equipment could be hazardous. When working with complex electronic devices, they may consult with engineers, engineering technicians, line installers and repairers, or industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers. In this program, you’ll learn about general electrical safety, variable frequency drives, programmable logic controllers, industrial sensor technology and how to read blueprints along with electrical fundamentals and troubleshooting. Pre-requisite: High school diploma or equivalency Special Note: Successful completion of some classes in this training program, along with meeting college entrance and program requirements, may provide you with exemption credit and/or advanced placement into the Mechatronics Associate Degree or Mechatronics Academic certificate program at Midlands Technical College. For further information, contact 803.732.0432.

Program URL:

https://www.midlandstech.edu/programs-and-courses/advanced-manufacturing-and-skilled-trades/industrial-electrical-maintenance

Description of business partnerships:

Year first offered:

2020

Student teacher ratio:

1:12

If any, what are the prerequisites for this program?

None

Total Cost:

$9078.00