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Trade Skills

Announcement of Curricula

    NONCREDIT CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS All courses offered by the Trade Skills Department are without college credit.

Apprenticeship courses may be found under "Apprenticeship" in this section of the Catalog.

Subject areas in Trade Skills may require a special materials fee. Check with the Department office at 550-4409.



Building Operation - Maintenance and Repair

Length of the program is 800 hours. Of these hours, 525 hours are core courses and the remaining hours must be from the elective courses listed below.

Core Course                                                     Hours
TIAP 9501 Refrigeration/Air Conditioning I ..................... 105
TIAP 9502 Refrigeration/Air Conditioning II .................... 105
TIEE 9572 D.C. Electricity ..................................... 105
TIXX 9503 Boiler Theory, Oper & Maint .......................... 105
TIEE 9571 A.C. Electricity ..................................... 105
    Total ...................................................... 525

Electives (select 3)
TICU 9550 Custodial Training ................................... 105
TIEE 9573 Electrical Basic Controls ............................ 105
TIEE 9574 Electrical Code and Construc..on Practices ........... 105
TIXX 9504 Instruments for HV & AC .............................. 105
TIXX 9505 Plumbing Applications ................................ 105
TIXX 9701 Haz Matls Training ................................... 105
LAIR 9809 Labor Rel in Select Indus ............................ 105
    Total ...................................................... 735
Grade requirements: Students must have 85% of the required hours for the certificate with a grade of C or better.

Business Machine Technology

Computerized Machine Technology

Program Goal. Prepares students for employment in the maintenance and servicing of business equipment including photo-copiers and computer-oriented electronics.

Admission Requirements. 10th grade level reading, writing and math skills. For more information call 239-3505.

Length of Program. Two semesters

Core Course                                                  Hours/Weeks
TIBM 9543 Computerized Machine Technology ..................... 25/35
Requirements for Completion. Successful completion of all courses with a C average or higher and minimum of 80% attendance.

Construction Trade

The length of each certificate program is 636 hours, 321 required core courses and 315 specialty electives within each trade below:
 

Core Course                                                     Hours
TIXX 9704 Intro to Constr Trades, A ............................. 72
TIXX 9705 Intro to Constr Trades, B ............................. 72
TIXX 9706 Intro to Constr Trades, C ............................. 72
TIDR 9568 Blueprint Reading .................................... 105

Plus the following specialty certificate categories:

Eletrical

TIEE 9574 Electrical Code and Construction Practices  .......... 105
TIEE 9576 Electrical Appl in Construction ...................... 105
One elective ................................................... 105
    Total Hours ................................................ 636
Plumbing
TIXX 9505 Plumbing Appl in Construction ........................ 105
TIXX 9709 Plumbing Code ........................................ 105
One elective ................................................... 105
    Total Hours ................................................ 636
Carpentry
TIXX 9708 Rough Carpentry ...................................... 105
TIXX 9707 Exterior and Interior Finishes ....................... 105
One elective ................................................... 105
    Total Hours ................................................ 636
Electives from each certificate may include courses from the others as well as:
TIXX 9699 Furniture Making & Woodworking ....................... 108
TIXX 9710 Contractor Licensing ................................. 105
Grade requirements: Students must have 85% of the required hours for the certificate with a grade of C or better.


Electronics Technician

Program Goal. Prepares students for entry-level employment as electronics technicians or Radio-TV service or repair persons. Curriculum includes fundamentals of electricity, electronic equipment, occupational safety, electric and electronic circuits, relays, test equipment, vacuum tube circuits, television and VCR repair.

Admission Requirements. High school diploma, GED, or high school proficiency certificate and demonstration of 8th grade reading, math, and language level. For more information call 550-4409.

Core Course                                                     Hours
TIEE 9572 D.C. Electricity ..................................... 108
TIEE 9571 A.C. Electricity ..................................... 108
TIEL 9590 Electronic Theory and Technique ...................... 216
TIRT 9666 TV Service Repair: Fundamentals ...................... 108
TIRT 9667 TV Service Repair: Advanced and VCR .................. 108
SECY 9356 Business Math ......................................... 90
    Total ...................................................... 738


Industrial Machinery

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Program Goal. Preparation for entry-level employment in the mechanical trades. Curriculum includes industrial mechanics, blueprint reading, electricity, sheet metal, basic machining, welding, tool identification, precision measuring instruments, hydraulics, pneumatics, shop safety, and shop math. For more information call 239-3505.

Admission Requirements. None

Core Course                                                     Hours
TIIM 9641 Ind Maint Mech ..................................... 4x270 hr
    Total .................................................... 1,080
Elective Courses. To be discussed with counselor.

Requirements for Completion. Completion of required hours with a grade of C or higher.


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