Academic Programs
Electric Utility Substation Technician, Diploma
Overview
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.
Locations
Jackson
| COURSE # |
COURSE TITLE | CREDITS |
| Fall - Year 1 | ||
| ELCO 1100 | Electric Circuit Fundamentals | 3 |
| ELCO 1105 | Electric Circuit Fundamentals Lab | 3 |
| ELUT 1105 | Blueprint, Schematics and Transit | 3 |
| MATH 1100 | Integrated Math or higher | 3 |
| ELEC 1230 | Safety Principles & OSHA | 1 |
| ELUT 1120 | Specifications, Testing and Maintenance | 2 |
| Credits Fall - Year 1 | 15 | |
| Spring - Year 1 | ||
| ELUT 1110 | Transformer Banking I | 3 |
| ELUT 1115 | Generation, Transmission and Distribution | 3 |
| CSCI 1102 | Computer Applications I | 3 |
| EMS 1112 | AHA CPR Healthcare Provider, AED First Aid Certification | 1 |
| General Education Or Related Electives | 7 | |
| Credits Spring - Year 1 | 17 | |
| Fall - Year 2 | ||
| ELUT 2110 | Transformer Banking II | 2 |
| ELUT 2116 | Reclosures and Protective Equipment | 2 |
| ELUT 2121 | Protective Relays | 2 |
| ELEC 2205 | Electric Motor Controls I | 4 |
| Electives | 5 | |
| Credits Fall - Year 2 | 15 | |
| Spring - Year 2 | ||
| ELUT 2100 | Electrical Metering | 3 |
| ELUT 2126 | Regulators and Capacitators | 2 |
| ELEC 2225 | Electric Motors Control II | 4 |
| ELEC 2230 | Programmable Logic Controllers | 4 |
| Credits Spring - Year 2 | 13 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 60 |