Mechanical and Fluid Power Maintenance - Moraine Valley Community College

Mechanical and Fluid Power Maintenance from Moraine Valley Community College is a Campus Certificate Mechanical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. This program prepares students in four areas important to maintenance personnel, including communications, mechanical systems, electrical systems, and fluid power systems. Students will be prepared for entry-level employment in facility maintenance, service maintenance and production maintenance fields. The program combines classroom instruction with considerable hands-on experience in the Center for Contemporary Technology on campus. You will work on the same type of equipment that is used by business and industry today. This program is intended to lead to employment. If you are considering transferring to a four-year college or university using the courses from this program, make an appointment with an academic advisor to review your options. Employment Outlook? Employment of industrial machinery repairers is expected to grow more slowly than the average for all occupations as more firms introduce automated production equipment. Qualified applicants should find ample employment opportunities as older workers retire. Unlike many other manufacturing occupations, industrial machinery repairers are not usually affected by seasonal changes in production. Nature of Work? Under general supervision, graduates maintain facilities and equipment in a production or monitoring system, and repair and adjust equipment within a system to keep it operating at optimum levels. Related Job Title? Fluid-power mechanic , mechanical technician, millwright, industrial mechanic, maintenance machinist. View more details on Moraine Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Mechanical Engineering courses.