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Industrial Machinery Maintenance

Associate in Applied Science Degree - MCHN.AAS.C32

Students enrolled in the Industrial Machinery Maintenance program are required to take courses in electricity, welding, machine tool, blueprint reading and air conditioning and refrigeration to prepare them to work in the industrial machinery maintenance field. Industrial Machinery Maintenance graduates are generally prepared to enter industrial machinery programs at selected colleges and university with junior status.

Industrial Machinery Maintenance Core (14 courses)
Credit hours: 52

  • AIRC 1014 - Fundamentals of Air Conditioning
  • ELTR 1034 - Fluid Power
  • ELTR 1064 - Fundamentals of Electricity1
  • ELTR 1123 - Microcomputer Fundamentals
  • * ELTR 1174 - National Electric Code & Wiring Methods
  • ELTR 1402 - Industrial Safety
  • ELTR 1423 - Electrical/Electronics Drafting
  • * ELTR 2074 - DC & AC Rotating Machines & Drive Trains
  • * ELTR 2414 - Industrial Motor Control
  • * ELTR 2444 - Industrial Programmable Controllers and Robotics
  • MCHN 1214 - Machine Tool I
  • WELD 1114 - Basic Welding
  • WELD 2124 - Tungsten Inert Gas Welding WELD 2224 - Metallic Inert Gas Welding

General Education (5 courses)
Credit hours: 16

Complete all four subrequirements:

  1. Communications2 - 6 credit hours
    • * ENGL 1413 - Fundamentals of Writing
    • BSNS 1603 - Business Communications
  2. Mathematics3 - 3 credit hours
    • * MATH 1123 - Technical Mathematics II
  3. Physical Science - 4 credit hours
    • * PSCI 1514 - Introduction to Physical Science-Chemistry & Physics
  4. Social Science - 3 credit hours
    • SOCY 2513 - Sociology

Minimum credit hours required for completion - 68

*Course has prerequisite.

1Those who have completed ELTR 1014 or both ELTR 1062 and ELTR 1072 will not be required to take ELTR 1064.

2For transfer students, a higher level English course may be required.

3For transfer students, a higher level mathematics course may be required.

Industrial Machinery Maintenance
Associate in Applied Science Degree

Suggested course sequence

Fall
ELTR 1034 4 cr. hrs.
ELTR 1064 4 cr. hrs.
MCHN 1214 4 cr. hrs.
WELD 1114 4 cr. hrs.
Spring
ELTR 1123 3 cr. hrs.
* ELTR 1174 4 cr. hrs.
ELTR 1402 2 cr. hrs.
MATH 1123 3 cr. hrs.
PSCI 1514 4 cr. hrs.
Fall
AIRC 1014 4 cr. hrs.
* ENGL 1413 3 cr. hrs.
ELTR 1423 3 cr. hrs.
* ELTR 2414 4 cr. hrs.
WELD 2124 4 cr. hrs.
Spring
BSNS 1603 3 cr. hrs.
* ELTR 2074 4 cr. hrs.
* ELTR 2444 4 cr. hrs.
SOCY 2513 3 cr. hrs.
WELD 2224 4 cr. hrs.

Certificate Options in Industrial Machinery Maintenance

It is possible for a student to take a small grouping of courses, which, taken as a unit, may satisfy requirements for a particular position within the Industrial Machinery Maintenance field. The student may submit a written application to the Office of Admissions and Registration to receive written verification of completion of the certificate program.

Pneumatic and Hydraulic Power (12 hours)
Curriculum code: C32A
ELTR 1064 - Fundamentals of Electricity1 4 cr. hrs.
ELTR 1034 - Fluid Power 4 cr. hrs.
MCHN 1214 - Machine Tool I 4 cr. hrs.
Maintenance Welding (12 hours)
Curriculum code: C32B
WELD 1114 - Basic Welding 4 cr. hrs.
WELD 2124 - Tungsten Inert Gas Welding 4 cr. hrs.
WELD 2224 - Metallic Inert Gas Welding 4 cr. hrs.

*Course has prerequisite.

1Those who have completed ELTR 1014 or both ELTR 1062 and ELTR 1072 will not be required to take ELTR 1064.