Sinclair Community College

Electrical Trades (ELTR.S.ATS)

62.0 Credit Hours

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Electrical Apprenticeship program for Inside Wireman is a nationally recognized program provided through the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC). Providers of this apprenticeship program in Ohio have partnered with 11 of Ohio’s public community colleges to provide pathway to a technical associate degree.

Prerequisites: Other (Approval of Coordinator of Prior Learning Assessment)

Program Outcomes

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Curriculum

COM 2206

Interpersonal Communication

3 credit hours

EET 1181

Electrical Construction I

6 credit hours

EET 1182

Electrical Construction II

6 credit hours

EET 1183

Electrical Construction III

6 credit hours

EET 1184

Electrical Construction IV

6 credit hours

EET 2281

Programmable Logic Controllers

3 credit hours

EET 2282

Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

3 credit hours

ENG 1101

English Composition I

3 credit hours

MAT 1270

Beginning Algebra

3 credit hours

MAT 1280

Technical Mathematics I

4 credit hours

PHY 1100

Introduction to Physics

4 credit hours

PHY 1131

Technical Physics

3 credit hours

Ohio Transfer Module: Arts & Humanities Elective
6 credit hours

Ohio Transfer Module: Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective
6 credit hours

Electrical Trades (ELTR.S.ATS)

62.0 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: Other (Approval of Coordinator of Prior Learning Assessment)

Program Outcomes

graphical version

Curriculum

3 credit hours COM 2206: Interpersonal Communication

6 credit hours EET 1181: Electrical Construction I

6 credit hours EET 1182: Electrical Construction II

6 credit hours EET 1183: Electrical Construction III

6 credit hours EET 1184: Electrical Construction IV

3 credit hours EET 2281: Programmable Logic Controllers

3 credit hours EET 2282: Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

3 credit hours ENG 1101: English Composition I

3 credit hours MAT 1270: Beginning Algebra

4 credit hours MAT 1280: Technical Mathematics I

4 credit hours PHY 1100: Introduction to Physics

3 credit hours PHY 1131: Technical Physics

6 credit hours Ohio Transfer Module: Arts & Humanities Elective

6 credit hours Ohio Transfer Module: Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective

COM 2206 Interpersonal Communication
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Department of Communication
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

Exploration of the development, maintenance and termination of interpersonal relationships. The focus is on effective verbal and nonverbal interactions between two people, highlighting methods of initiating and maintaining effective communication with, and understanding of, others through learning and applying interpersonal communication theory.

EET 1181 Electrical Construction I
Credit Hours: 6.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Basic safety procedures, use of hand and power tools; electrical circuit theory; use of test equipment; basics of residential, commercial and industrial wiring observing National Electric Code (NEC). One classroom, six lab hours per week

EET 1182 Electrical Construction II
Credit Hours: 6.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Alternating current theory, motors, grounding, conduit bending, conductor installation, National Electric Code (NEC) for cables, terminations and splices, electrical single and three phase installation, circuit breakers and fuses, contactors and relays. One classroom, six lab hours per week.

EET 1183 Electrical Construction III
Credit Hours: 6.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Load calculations for branch circuits, overcurrent protection, wiring devices, distribution equipment, transformers, calculations for motor circuits: motor maintenance and controls and basics of HVAC systems. One classroom, six lab hours per week.

EET 1184 Electrical Construction IV
Credit Hours: 6.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Calculation procedures for residential, commercial and farming applications, various wiring systems, stand-by and emergency systems, basic electronics, fire alarms, special transformers, solid-state controls, welding techniques, heat and freeze protection and high-voltage termination. One classroom, six lab hours per week.

EET 2281 Programmable Logic Controllers
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Provides history of control systems and PLCs, use of number systems, ladder logic programming devices, Control I/O modules, relays, contacts, coils, and timers, counters and sequencers, fundamental PLC programming, and data transfer. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

EET 2282 Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Electronics Engineering Tech
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Demonstrate the use of control and set analog I/O, bit and project based programming, control servos with analog & High Speed Counter (HSC) cards, the use of ethernet network for programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the interaction between PLCs and sensors, installation and repair. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

ENG 1101 English Composition I
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: English
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

In English Composition I students learn reflective, analytical and argumentative writing strategies, incorporating sources and personal experience. Students will negotiate between public and private rhetorical situations and purposes to achieve academic literacy. They will write multiple drafts using a recursive writing process as they work toward fluency in style and mechanics.

MAT 1270 Beginning Algebra
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Mathematics
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Brief review of pre-algebra skills; simplifying algebraic expressions; solving first-degree equations and applied problems; introduction to graphing and graphing lines; systems of linear equations in two and three variables and applied problems; first-degree inequalities and applied problems; compound inequalities and set operations; absolute value equations and inequalities; two-variable inequalities and systems of inequalities and applied problems.

MAT 1280 Technical Mathematics I
Credit Hours: 4.0
Department: Mathematics
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Accuracy and precision with approximate numbers, geometry, functions, graphs, basic operations on polynomials, right-triangle trigonometry, systems of linear equations, factoring and quadratic equations. Scientific calculator required.

PHY 1100 Introduction to Physics
Credit Hours: 4.0
Department: Physics
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

A survey of motion, forces, energy, thermodynamics, properties of matter, electricity and magnetism for nonscience majors. Three classroom, three lab hours per week.

PHY 1131 Technical Physics
Credit Hours: 3.0
Department: Physics
Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering

Algebra-based mechanics including kinematics, dynamics, statics, work, energy, power, rotational motion and fluids. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

Ohio Transfer Module: Arts & Humanities Elective

Ohio Transfer Module: Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective

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