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

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(Code 985)

GRCC Program:

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

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. In the Grand Rapids area, thousands of manufacturing companies require maintenance personnel. 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 have at least a 10th grade reading level and a 9th grade algebra level.

First Year

First Semester

EL 132 - Electronics Mathematics (4/4) OR
TE 103 - Intermediate Technical Mathematics (4/4) AND
TE 104 - Advanced Technical Mathematics (3/3)
EL 144 - Basic Electricity and Electronics (4/6) OR
EL 106 - Technical Electricity (4/6) AND
EL 107 - Technical Electronics (4/6)
MN 116 - Basic Welding (2/4)
MN 199 - Theory of Machine Shop (3/4)
— — Technical Elective (2/4)

Total Credits: 15

Second Semester

COM 131 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3/3)
EL 162 - Control Systems (2/3)
EL 163 - Electrical Troubleshooting (2/2)
EL 164 - Programmable Logic Controllers (2/3)
MN 218 - Pneumatics (3/4)
— — Technical Elective (3/6)

Total Credits: 15

Second Year

Third Semester

EN 100 - College Writing (3/4) OR
EN 101 - English Composition 1 (3/3)
EL 161 - Introduction to Digital Logic (3/4)
MN 217 - Hydraulics (4/6)
PS 110 - Survey of American Government (3/3)
— — Technical Elective (2/4)

Total Credits: 15

Fourth Semester

MN 113 - Mechanical Power Transmission (2/2.25)
EN 102 - English Composition-2 (3/3)
EL 201 - Industrial Electricity (4/6)
WE — Wellness (1/1)
— — Technical Elective (7)

Total Credits: 17

Technical Electives:

Any AR, DR, EL, EG, ER, HVA, MN, TE, TI, or TR courses

Suggested Elective Courses:

MN 113 - Mechanical Power Transmission (2/2.25)
MN 136 - Basic Arc Welding (4/8)
MN 214 - Advanced Machine Trades Blueprint Reading (2/2.25)
MN 230 - Fundamentals of TIG and MIG Welding (4/8)
EL 150 - Electrical Schematics, Electrical Standards and Codes (4/4)
EL 162 - Control Systems (2/3)
EL 163 - Electrical Troubleshooting (2/2)
EL 164 - Programmable Logic Controllers (2/3)
EL 204 - Industrial Electronics (4/6)
TE 104 - Advanced Technical Mathematics (3/3)

Total Minimum Credits 62

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

Transfer Opportunities:

The Transfer Guide for many bachelor’s degree majors offered at Michigan colleges and universities is available at the Counseling and Career Center and online at www.grcc.edu.