Prerequisite: Core & OSHA 10
Corequisite: None
                                    
                                    Earn an industry-recognized NCCER Electrical credential. Level 1 introduces trainees
                                          to the electrical trade, safety, circuits, National Electrical Code, device boxes,
                                          hand bending, raceways and fittings, conductors and cables, electrical construction
                                          drawings, residential electrical services, and test equipment.
                                    Will be offered Spring Semester 2026. 
                               
                            
                           
                              
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    Prerequisite: Electrical Level I 
Corequisite: None
                                    
                                    Earn an industry-recognized NCCER Electrical credential. Level 2 introduces trainees
                                          to Alternating Current, Motors, Electric Lighting, Conduit Bending, Pull and Junction
                                          Boxes, Conductor Installations, Cable Tray, Conductor Terminations and Splices, Grounding
                                          and Bonding, Circuit Breakers and Fuses, Control Systems and Fundamental Concepts.
                                    
                                    Will be offered Spring Semester 2026.
                                     
                               
                            
                           
                              
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    Prerequisite: Electrical Level II
Corequisite: None
                                    
                                    Earn an industry-recognized NCCER Electrical credential. This course builds upon the concepts and skills acquired in the NCCER Electrical Levels
                                       I & II courses. Successful completion qualifies students to receive the NCCER Electrician
                                       Level III Certification and inclusion on the NCCER National Registry for Electricians. The
                                       course is broken down into topics including: load calculations – brand and feeder
                                       circuits, conductor selection and calculations, practical applications of lighting,
                                       hazardous locations, overcurrent protection, distribution equipment, transformers,
                                       commercial electrical services, motor calculations, motor controls.
                                    Will be offered Fall Semester 2026. 
                               
                            
                           
                              
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    Prerequisite: Electrical Level III
Corequisite: None
                                    
                                    Earn an industry-recognized NCCER Electrical credential. This course builds upon the
                                          concepts and skills acquired in the NCCER Electrical Levels I, II, & III courses.
                                          Successful completion qualifies students to receive the NCCER Electrician Level IV
                                          Certification and inclusion on the NCCER National Registry for Electricians. This
                                          course is broken down into topics including: Load Calculations (feeders and services),
                                          Health Care Facilities, Standby and Emergency Systems, Basic Electronic Theory, Fire
                                          Alarm Systems, Specialty Transformers, Advanced Controls, HVAC Controls, Heat Tracing
                                          and Freeze Protection, Motor operation and Maintenance, Medium Voltage Terminations/Splices,
                                          Special Locations, and Fundamentals of Crew Leadership.
                                     
                               
                            
                         
                         
                     
                        
                        Electricians are in high demand in the area. Local electricians and electrical service
                           companies recruit directly from our classes and our instructors can refer students
                           to job openings. Explore a career as an electrician.
                         
                          
                         
                     
                        
                        
                           
                              
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    Estimated expenses per course. 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                | ITEM | 
                                                
                                                COST | 
                                                
                                             
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                | Registration | 
                                                
                                                $211.50 | 
                                                
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                | Textbooks | 
                                                
                                                $90.00 - 130.00 | 
                                                
                                             
                                          
                                     
                                     
                               
                            
                           
                              
                              
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                                
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