Academic Programs
Electric Utility Substation Technician, Diploma
Locations: Jackson | Links to: Printer friendly version Program video tour Faculty/Program webpage |
Curriculum includes extensive hands-on practice and theory in single and three phase metering, overcurrent and complex relaying, single-and-three phase transformers, regulators, capacitors, generation, transmission, distribution and many other subjects.
Career opportunities include: installing and calibrating electrical watt-hour meters, planning and working in electrical substations, testing and installing high voltage and high current relays used in transmission and distribution lines, electrical dispatcher, or a power plant maintenance technician.
COURSE # |
COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
Fall - Year 1 | ||
Electric Circuit Fundamentals | 3 | |
Electric Circuit Fundamentals Lab | 3 | |
Blueprint, Schematics and Transit | 3 | |
Integrated Math or higher | 3 | |
Safety Principles & OSHA | 1 | |
Specifications, Testing and Maintenance | 2 | |
Credits Fall - Year 1 | 15 | |
Spring - Year 1 | ||
Transformer Banking I | 3 | |
Generation, Transmission and Distribution | 3 | |
Computer Applications I | 3 | |
AHA CPR Healthcare Provider, AED First Aid Certification | 1 | |
General Education Or Related Electives | 7 | |
Credits Spring - Year 1 | 17 | |
Fall - Year 2 | ||
Transformer Banking II | 2 | |
Reclosures and Protective Equipment | 2 | |
Protective Relays | 2 | |
Electric Motor Controls I | 4 | |
Electives | 5 | |
Credits Fall - Year 2 | 15 | |
Spring - Year 2 | ||
Electrical Metering | 3 | |
Regulators and Capacitators | 2 | |
Electric Motors Control II | 4 | |
Programmable Logic Controllers | 4 | |
Credits Spring - Year 2 | 13 | |
TOTAL CREDITS | 60 |
Notes:
Updated: pp 5/24/2022