Construction Electrician-Electricity - Technical Diploma
As a graduate of the one-year Construction Electrician program, you're ready to work in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. You're skilled in installing, maintaining, and servicing basic electrical equipment. Typical career opportunities include construction electrician and industrial maintenance technician. With additional education and/or work experience, you may also become an electrical construction supervisor, electrical engineering technician, journey-level electrician, electrical contractor, electrical maintenance supervisor, and voice data video installer. All credits from this program transfer to the Construction Management - Electricity associate degree.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $5,635, Books: $768, Supplies: $316
This program is fully eligible for financial aid.
Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. https://www.nwtc.edu/admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=314131
Requirements for Program Entry
- Apply at www.nwtc.edu/apply.
- Submit the following to transcripts@nwtc.edu: High school transcript (or GED/HSED transcript). College transcript.
- If your cumulative GPA is below 2.6, complete or submit a placement evaluation.
- Tip! Our admission advisors will assist you through every step. Have questions? Connect with NWTC Admissions at start@nwtc.edu or 920-498-5444.
Program Outcomes
- Perform safe work practices.
- Apply National and Wisconsin State Electrical Codes to electrical installations.
- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems.
- Perform diagnostic testing on electrical systems.
- Apply basic calculations to electrical systems and installations.
- Demonstrate the operation of AC and DC motors.
- Install and troubleshoot basic motor control systems.
- Interpret electrical diagrams.
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the Electricity technical diploma in the number of semesters shown.
First Semester
8 Week 1
8 Week 2
Second Semester
8 Week 1
8 Week 2
- Curriculum Note: The credit for 10-890-101, College 101 is an Institutional Requirement for graduation. Consequently, it is not part of the program credit requirements, but must be passed with a C or better.
- Students must earn a "C" or higher in all 10-413-XXX courses.
- Students must earn a "C" or better in 31-804-304 Vocational Math A
Course Descriptions
Safety, electrical code applications, box selection, wire selection, wire terminations, single-point lighting control, multiple-point lighting control, receptacles. (Corequisite: 10-413-102, Residential Electrical Code 1)
Course Typically Offered: FallStudents gain skills that lead to success in college and employment. This course encourages students to develop a growth mindset and make wise choices. Students should take this course in their first semester. (Pre-requisite: None.)
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringThis course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and skills to apply the concepts of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, measurement, proportions, and percent to their career. No prerequisites needed.
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringAtomic structure, electrical quantities, Ohm's Law, magnetism, AC concepts. (Corequisite: 10-804-301, Vocational Math A )
Course Typically Offered: FallNational Electrical Code, residential circuits, conductor sizes, branch circuits, box fill calculations, switch control, branch circuit overcurrent protection and calculations, and ground fault circuit interrupters.
Course Typically Offered: FallGround fault circuit interrupters, arc fault circuit interrupters, layout and design, circuit determinations. (Prerequisite: 10-413-305 Intro to Residential Circuits)
Course Typically Offered: FallNational Electrical Code, residential circuit layout and design, small appliance circuits, special purpose outlets, service entrance equipment, calculations and demand factors. (Prerequisite: 10-413-102, Residential Electrical Code 1)
Course Typically Offered: FallElectron theory, electromotive force sources, voltage, current, resistance, power, Ohm's Law, series-parallel circuits and test equipment. (Prerequisite: 10-413-317, Fundamentals of Electricity)
Course Typically Offered: FallCable installation, small appliance branch circuits, special purpose outlets, multi-wire circuits, low voltage wiring. (Prerequisite: 10-413-306, Residential Circuits and Design)
Course Typically Offered: FallThis course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and skills to apply the concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to their career. (Pre-requisite: Completion of 31-804-304 Vocational Math A with a "C" or better)
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringRaceways and fittings, conduit bending, wire pulling methods, fastening systems, lighting and low-voltage wiring. (Prerequisite: 10-413-307, Residential Wiring)
Course Typically Offered: SpringCommercial building plans and specifications, computing electrical loads and branch circuits, emergency systems, raceways, conduit fill, power and lighting circuits, motor & appliance circuits. (Prerequisite: 10-413-103, Residential Electrical Code 2)
Course Typically Offered: SpringAC theory, inductance, capacitance, impedance, series ad parallel AC circuits, AC power, power factor corrections, rectification of AC, diodes and silicon controlled rectifiers. (Prerequisite: 10-413-314, DC Circuits)
Course Typically Offered: SpringElectrical symbols, wiring diagrams, ladder diagrams, control logic, pilot devices, solenoids, relays, and time delay control. (Prerequisite: 10-413-327, Commercial Wiring Techniques)
Course Typically Offered: SpringMagnetism, electromagnetism, transformers, DC generators and motors, AC single-phase and three-phase motors, and an introduction to AC drives. (Prerequisite: 10-413-330, AC Circuits )
Course Typically Offered: SpringThree-phase and single-phase systems, motor branch circuits, overcurrent and overload protections, power factor, hazardous locations, harmonics and National Electric Code. (Prerequisite: 10-413-105, Commercial Elec Code)
Course Typically Offered: SpringAddresses OSHA 29CFR1926 rules and is approved by OSHA for construction workers, foremen, job supervisors, and anyone involved in construction trades. Successful participants receive 30-hour card from OSHA.
Course Typically Offered: Fall SpringMotor starters, overcurrent protection, overload protection, motor branch circuits, starting methods, troubleshooting motor circuits, and an introduction to PLC's. (Prerequisite: 10-413-303, Industrial Controls)
Course Typically Offered: Spring