TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

Contact Information: Program office 931-296-1739, ext. 318

The Industrial Electrical and Instrumentation Technician technical certificate prepares students for entry-level employment in manufacturing and process control. The program is designed to prepare entry-level workers in industries that include, but are not limited to, chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, power generation, pulp and paper, refining, and waste water control.

Graduates of the program concentration should be able to:

• Install wiring and other electrical components, such as circuit breaker panels, switches, and light fixtures, and follow blueprints, the National Electrical Code® and state and local codes.
• Install and calibrate instrumentation.
• Commissioning control loops.
• Trouble shooting and repairing any electrical and instrumentation components in the process.

Transfer/Advising

The technical certificate is designed to prepare a student for employment upon graduation. Some universities, at their discretion, accept some technical courses for transfer. A student who plans to transfer to a university should consult his/her advisor and the receiving university about transfer and articulation policies. Failure to do so could result in loss of transfer credits. All credits in the Industrial Electrical and Instrumentation Technician technical certificate are applicable to the Process Technician Concentration of the Industrial Process Control Technology A.A.S. degree.

Career Opportunities

Students who graduate from the program may obtain positions as entry-level industrial electrical and instrumentation technicians.