Program Number: 31-413-1
School Year: 2020-2021
Technical Diploma (1 year)
Campus: West Bend
This program is eligible for financial aid
School Year: 2020-2021
Technical Diploma (1 year)
Campus: West Bend
This program is eligible for financial aid
Electricity
Prepare for the State Electrical Apprenticeship program and enter a career in electricity with Moraine Park Technical College’s two-semester diploma in electricity.
About the Program
The Electricity program provides students with a strong foundation in general electrical concepts. Students gain skills in residential, commercial and industrial electricity. From analyzing electrical circuits to investigating theories and principles of renewable energy, this program provides students with a wide skillset and prepares graduates to enter the workforce and become an electrician apprentice.
What You'll Learn
Students in the electricity program gain hands-on training in reading blueprints, using trade-specific math, and understanding electrical code and theory. Students also review renewable energy theories and principals.
Graduates are skilled in applying electrical codes, evaluating electrical circuits, and installing electrical equipment in a residential, industrial and commercial settings. They are also prepared to explain and follow construction safety practices.
Statewide Median Salary for Recent Graduates
Approximate Costs
Program Outcomes
Career Opportunities
Admission Process
Program Guide
Transfer Opportunities
Additional Information
Approximate Costs
- $136.50 per credit (resident)
- $204.75 per credit (out-of-state resident)
- Online students are not charged out-of-state fees.
- Please refer to the MPTC Student Handbook for additional enrollment fee information.
Program Outcomes
- Analyze electrical circuits mathematically.
- Apply electrical codes.
- Demonstrate use of test instruments.
- Evaluate electrical circuits using meters.
- Explain and follow construction safety practices.
- Install electrical equipment in a commercial setting.
- Install electical equipment in an industrial setting.
- Install electrical equipment in a residential setting.
- Investigate the various theories and principles of renewable energy and conservation.
- Program a basic programmable logic control (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) circuit.
- Use blueprints to evaluate construction work.
- Wire a basic circuit to a programmable logic control (PLC).
Career Opportunities
- Apprentice Commercial Electrician
- Apprentice Industrial Electrician
- Apprentice Residential Electrician
Program Guide
For additional information on program curriculum, prerequisites and general education course options, please contact your advisor.
Transfer Opportunities
Check out the Credit Transfers page for more information.
Additional Information
*Enrollment may limit the campus availability or delivery of certain courses.
Note: Students must purchase a tool kit for this program.
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| Number | Title | Crs |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| 103-159 | **Computer Literacy - Microsoft Office | 1 |
| 413-350 | Beginning Electrical Concepts | 2 |
| 413-355 | Residential and Commercial Wiring Concepts | 3 |
| 413-360 | Introduction to National Electrical Code | 2 |
| 413-361 | Intermediate National Electrical Code | 2 |
| 413-363 | OSHA Job Site Safety | 1 |
| 413-370 | Construction Trades Blueprint Reading | 2 |
| 804-360 | Occupational Mathematics 1 | 2 |
| 890-101 | **College 101 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 413-351 | Advanced Electrical Concepts | 2 |
| 413-365 | Basic Motor Controls | 3 |
| 413-380 | Industrial Wiring Concepts | 3 |
| 413-385 | Electrical Fabrication | 2 |
| 413-386 | Trends in Electricity | 1 |
| 801-310 | Occupational Communication | 2 |
| - OR - | ||
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| 804-118 | Intermediate Algebra with Applications | 4 |
| Total | 17 | |
| Total Program Credits and Institutional Requirements | 34 | |