Electrician Technology

Program Learning Outcomes

Certificate

  1. Students will be able to formulate material, equipment and labor cost.
  2. Student will demonstrate safety practices and proper use of electrical tools.
  3. Students will be able to interpret the National Electrical Code book for safety practices.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to identify series and parallel circuits.
Associate of Applied Science
  1. Students will convert wiring diagram into a ladder diagram.
  2. Student will demonstrate safety practices and proper use of electrical tools.
  3. Students will be able to interpret the National Electrical Code book for safety practices.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to identify series and parallel circuits.
  5. Students will be able to define renewable energy systems.

Advisory Committee Members

Agapito Perez Jr., Enlighten Electric 
Carlos Perez, CEP Electric and Solar, LLC
Enrique Aguirre, IBEW
Irene Sanchez, Metro Electric
Jesus Alaniz, Magic Valley Electric
Juan E. Pastor, City of Edinburg Code Enforcement
Mario Garza, Committee Chairperson
Moises Hernandez, Komplex Electric
Natalia Velasquez, City of Edinburg
Servando Gutierrez, STX Electric

Occupational Skills Award

Certificate

Associate Degree

Electrician's Helper Occupational Skills Award

TSI Exempt

Plan of Study Grid
FallCredit Hours
ELPT 1419 Fundamentals of Electricity I 4
ELPT 1325 National Electrical Code I 3
ELPT 1429 Residential Wiring 4
 Credit Hours11
 Total Credit Hours11

Electrician Assistant Certificate

TSI Exempt

Plan of Study Grid
FallCredit Hours
ELPT 1411 Basic Electrical Theory 4
ELPT 1419 Fundamentals of Electricity I 4
ELPT 1325 National Electrical Code I 3
ELPT 1429 Residential Wiring 4
 Credit Hours15
Spring
ELPT 1420 Fundamentals of Electricity II 4
ELPT 1445 Commercial Wiring 4
ELPT 2325 National Electrical Code II 3
ELPT 2437 Electrical Planning and Estimating 1 4
 Credit Hours15
 Total Credit Hours30
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Capstone: Successfully passing ELPT 2437 Electrical Planning and Estimating.

Electrician Technology Associate of Applied Science

TSI Liable

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredit Hours
ELPT 1411 Basic Electrical Theory 4
ELPT 1419 Fundamentals of Electricity I 4
ELPT 1325 National Electrical Code I 3
ELPT 1429 Residential Wiring 4
 Credit Hours15
Spring
ELPT 1420 Fundamentals of Electricity II 4
ELPT 1445 Commercial Wiring 4
ENGL 1301 Composition I 1 3
ELPT 2325 National Electrical Code II 3
 Credit Hours14
Second Year
Fall
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 1 3
ELPT 2437 Electrical Planning and Estimating 4
ELPT 1357 Industrial Wiring 3
ELPT 2319 Programmable Logic Controllers I 3
 Credit Hours13
Spring
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics 1 3
ELMT 1411 Solar Fundamentals 4
WIND 2359 Wind Power Delivery System 3
Humanities Elective 1 3
 Credit Hours13
Third Year
Fall
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective 1 3
ELPT 2264 Practicum- Field Experience 2
 Credit Hours5
 Total Credit Hours60
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Identifies courses to fulfill minimum 15 credit hour General Education requirement.