Electric Power Technician
Award: Associate of Applied Science
Number of credits required: 61
Locations: La Plata Campus (LAPL) Prince Frederick Campus (PRIN) Leonardtown Campus (LEON)
Offered: Days And Evenings
Contact: R. E. Gates, Associate Professor
Description:
This program is offered through a partnership between the College of Southern Maryland which provides the general education courses and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) which provides the technical courses. Individuals must be employed by SMECO to participate in the technical courses. Successful students will be prepared for electrical power technician careers ranging from apprentice to journeyperson.
Graduates will be prepared to repair, maintain, install, and service a power distribution system to residential homes and commercial businesses. Technical courses adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. In addition to the technical courses offered at SMECO, students complete general education requirements designed to develop skills in writing, computing, managing personnel, and communicating.
Students who choose this curriculum should recognize that the specialized courses may not transfer to most four-year colleges.Credits for the technical courses will be transferred into the college based upon the recommendations of the American Council of Education as published in the current edition of the National Guide to Education Credit for Training Programs.
The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 45.
Required courses:
Take ACC-2010 BAD-1210 BAD-1680 COM-1450 ECN-1015 ENG-1010 ENV-1300 ENV-1300L EPT-1110 EPT-1120 EPT-1130 EPT-1140 EPT-1150 EPT-1160 EPT-1170 EPT-1180 EPT-1190 EPT-1200 EPT-2000 EPT-2000L EPT-2010 EPT-2020 ITS-1015Mathematics:
Take 3 credits from General Education Courses listingElectives:
Take 3 credits; from General Education Courses listing.Last Update: October 1, 2008