Industrial Maintenance Technology, A.A.A.S.

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Academic Program Code: 985

The Industrial Maintenance Technology program prepares students to install, adjust, troubleshoot, and repair a variety of industrial machinery used in manufacturing settings. Technicians may work in factories that manufacture, finish, or assemble many different types of products.

Students study the basic operations common to production equipment used in industry today. Electricity and electronics are emphasized because most modern manufacturing equipment is electrically powered. Pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical power are also covered.

This highly skilled trade offers many employment opportunities. Since each production facility has different needs, the program allows students to select technical electives specific to a particular production area.

Students entering this program should meet the college's minimum entrance requirements in Reading, Mathematics and English.

General Education

English Composition

Select two of the following courses.

EN 100 - College Writing Credits: 3
OR
EN 101 - English Composition-1 Credits: 3
EN 102 - English Composition-2 Credits: 3

Program Courses

EL 161 - Introduction to Digital Logic Credits: 3
EL 162 - Control Systems Credits: 2
EL 163 - Electrical Troubleshooting Credits: 2
EL 164 - Programmable Logic Controllers Credits: 2
EL 201 - Industrial Electricity Credits: 4
You must take one of the following options for basic electricity and electronics. Select [EL 106 and EL 107], or EL 144.
EL 106 - Technical Electricity Credits: 4
AND
EL 107 - Technical Electronics Credits: 4
OR
EL 144 - Basic Electricity and Electronics Credits: 4

Program Elective Courses

Select the Program Electives from the lists below. In addition to meeting the listed requirements, you will need to select additional elective credit hours to ensure you reach a minimum of 60 total credit hours. The number of additional Program Elective credit hours you will need to take, depends on the number of credit hours you complete in General Education and Program Courses. A minimum of 60 total credit hours is required for this program.

Additional Program Elective credit hours may be selected from any AR, DR, EL, EG, ER, HVA, MN, TE, TI, or TR courses.

Select a minimum of eight (8) credits from the following courses.
MN 113 - Mechanical Power Transmission Credits: 2
MN 199 - Theory of Machine Operations Credits: 3
MN 217 - Hydraulics Credits: 4
MN 218 - Pneumatics Credits: 3
Select a minimum of two (2) credits from the following Welding courses.
MN 116 - Basic Welding Credits: 2
MN 134 - Basic Oxyacetylene Welding Credits: 2
MN 136 - Basic Arc Welding Credits: 4
MN 202 - MIG / Gas Metal Arc Welding Credits: 3
MN 203 - TIG / Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Credits: 3
MN 231 - Welding Fabrication, Design, and Testing Credits: 4
MN 232 - Technical Pipe Welding Credits: 5
MN 233 - Welding Automation Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours

Program Notes

Some courses for this program are also available at the GRCC Lakeshore Campus.

Industrial Maintenance Technology, A.A.A.S.

General Education

English Composition

Humanities

Social Sciences

Natural Science & Mathematics

Wellness

Program Courses

Program Elective Courses

Total Credit Hours

Program Notes