Industrial Electrician

Campus Location: Calmar

Program Entry: Enrollment may occur during any term. Fall term is the start of the program course sequence.

Award: Associate of Applied Science degree

Description: Since the widespread application of electricity in business and industry in the 1900s, there has been an increasingly strenuous demand for trained electricians. This program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in the electrical field. You learn the basic principles of electricity, the rules set up for the industry in the National Electrical Code and the fundamental skills required by the job market in motor repair, motor control principles, solid state fundamentals, industrial principles and design and programmable logic controllers. You acquire knowledge and skills through classroom experiences and on-site activities at a student building project.

Upon graduation, you will have excellent opportunities for employment as an electrician in an educational institution, at a utility, municipal, state or federal agency, food processing plant, manufacturing facility and countless other businesses and industries that rely on the skills and experience of qualified electricians to troubleshoot, test, inspect, maintain and repair electrical machinery and wiring. The excellent employment placement record (around 96 percent) for the Industrial Electrician program demonstrates that NICC graduates receive outstanding recognition and opportunity from employers as they seek their chosen career.

This program is recognized by the Iowa Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Program, Associated Builders, Contractors and the State of Minnesota Board of Electricity and Dubuque Electrical Apprenticeship Trust which award apprenticeship credit to graduates.

Program Learning Outcomes:

• The student will be able to apply the rules governing the electrical industry.
• The student will be able to demonstrate professional conduct.
• The student will be able to communicate written and verbal skills through field journals and job operations on projects.
• The student will be able to solve electrical problems consistent with class based techniques and proper tool use.
• The student will be able to confirm that the design of an electrical plan meets the Code requirements for the project.
• The student will be able to explain the concept of electrical theory.
• The student will be able to demonstrate PLC programming.
• The student will be able to demonstrate the connection of half wave and full wave bridge rectifiers.

Program Admission: In addition to the College enrollment process , applicants must be a high school graduate or equivalent and achieve a minimum ALEKS® score of 30. ACT® or SAT® scores are also acceptable.

Program Requirements: During term 1, students will complete a ten-hour OSHA training course online through Career Safe Online. This needs to be completed prior to the start of the spring semester and a copy of the card needs to be presented to the instructor to continue in the program.

Academic Requirements: To graduate from this program, students must complete all required coursework with a “C-” grade or above and earn a minimum 2.0 grade point average.

Minimum Credits: 85