Electricity Technology - Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville

Electricity Technology from Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville is a Campus Certificate Electrical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. The instructor for the Day program is Martin Young. The full-time day students meet 30 hours per week, 7:45am to 2:15pm Monday through Friday. The instructor for the Modified program is Bryan Henry. The full-time modified students meet 1pm to 9pm Monday through Thursday. To accommodate those who work first shift jobs, part-time modified students may attend 4:30pm to 9pm Monday through Thursday. These students attend 16 hours per week which makes them eligible to apply for financial aid. Job Opportunities: The Industrial Electrician installs and repairs electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical components of industrial machinery and equipment following electrical code, manuals, schematic diagrams, blueprints and other specifications. They plan new or modified installations; prepare sketches showing location of wiring and equipment; connect wiring to fixtures and power; install control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit breaker panels; test continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility; observe functioning of installed equipment, and repair faulty equipment or systems. Electricity is essential for light, power, air conditioning, and refrigeration. Electricians install, connect, test, and maintain electrical systems for a variety of purposes, including climate control, security, and communications. They also may install and maintain the electronic controls for machines in business and industry. Although most electricians specialize in construction or maintenance, a growing number do both. Electricians work with blueprints which indicate the locations of circuits, outlets, load centers, panel boards, and other equipment. Electricians must follow the National Electric Code and comply with state and local building codes when they install these systems. Maintenance work varies greatly, depending on where the electrician is employed. Electricians who specialize in residential work may rewire a home and replace an old fuse box with a new circuit breaker to accommodate additional appliances. Those who work in large factories may repair motors, transformers, generators, and electronic controllers on machine tools and industrial robots. Those in office buildings and small plants may repair all types of electrical equipment. The Core classes for this program include AC, DC, electric motor controls, motors, transformers, robotics, and NEC general electrical installations, wiring methods, and service installations. After about 12 months, the student begins specialty training. The Industrial Track is for students desiring to center their training in the industrial field. In addition to the Core Courses, training includes general electrical installations, wiring methods/service installations, motors/generators, transformers, electric motor controls, programmable logic controls, robotics and an internship. The Construction Track is for students interested in building and remodeling buildings. In addition to the Core Courses, training includes general electrical installations, wiring methods/service installations, electrical wiring both commercial and industrial, motors/generators, transformers, electric motor controls and an internship. View more details on Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Electrical Engineering courses.