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Program Description: The Residential/Commercial/Industrial Electricity (RCIE) program’s mission is to prepare students for the various Industrial Electricity and Residential or Commercial Electrician careers.
Skills taught in this program include:
Ohms Law, Circuits, Load Calculations, Blue Print Reading, Codes, Measuring
Instruments, Wiring Techniques, Conduit Bending, Alternating Current, Motor
Controls-Single Phase and Three Phase, Transformers, Industrial Automation,
Fiber Optic and Copper Cabling, and PLCs
Program Outcomes:
Students will demonstrate the ability to:
- Properly plan and install all residential wiring systems including low voltage technology.
- Properly plan and diagram electrical systems, including the conduits of tubing or pipe often required by local electrical codes.
- Use electrical test meters and ohmmeters,
- Install, services and repairs wiring, conduits, fixtures and other electrical devices and systems in an industrial or commercial setting.
- Ensure the continuity of wiring to ascertain compatibility and safety of the components.
- Run tests during the installation of a new electrical system, to ensure its proper performance.
- Run tests to locate shorts and system breaks. After locating the source of the problem, the electrician repairs or replaces the wiring and conduits as needed.
**Note: All work performed by an industrial electrician must meet the regulations of the National Electrical Code.
Professional Accrediting Body: none
State Agency/Entity Oversight: If applicable
Applicable Certification/License or Industry-recognized Certificates to Be Awarded: Limited Licensed Electrician, National Electrical Codes (NEC), Siemen’s PLC level 1
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