Electro-Mechanical Technology

Program Description:

The Electro-Mechanical Technology curriculum includes a program of study for a career certificate, technical certificate, and an Associate of Applied Science Degree.  Graduates are prepared to enter the job market in many different areas or continue their education at a four-year institution.  Students receive basic instruction in a wide variety of areas including safety, machinery maintenance, troubleshooting/service, blueprint reading, basic machining, fundamentals of industrial electricity, CAD, fluid power, Industrial Controls and PLC programming.  The Electro-Mechanical curriculum embeds opportunities to acquire multiple credentials through the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER).

A grade of “C” must be maintained in each of the Electro-Mechanical Technology courses.  Students who have grades below the required “C” must repeat the course. 

Career Certificate

• IMM 1113 - Industrial Maintenance Core and Safety 3

• OR CTE 1143 - Fundamentals of Construction and Manufacturing  3 SH

• IMM 1153 - Electrical Industrial Maintenance I 3

• OR IMM 1814 - Industrial Electricity I  4 SH
  OR ELT 1213 - Electrical Power  3 SH

• IMM 1474 - Fluid Power 4
• IMM 1484 - Industrial Control Systems 4
• IMM 1824 - Industrial Electricity II 4

• OR IMM 1163 - Electrical Industrial Maintenance II  3 SH
  OR ELT 1123 - Commercial Wiring  3 SH

• IMM 1935 - Manufacturing Skills Basic 5
• DDT 1313 - Orientation to Computer Aided Design I (Non-DDT Majors) 3
• Technical Elective(s) 5 SH*

Technical Certificate

• IMM 2114 - Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair 4
• IMM 2124 - Power Tools, Machining, & Materials 4
• IMM 2513 - Programmable Logic Controllers Multi-Platform 3

• OR IMM 2613 - Programmable Logic Controllers  3 SH AND IMM 2623 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers   3 SH

• IMM 2433 - Electronic Motion Control 3
• Technical Elective 1-3 SH*

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1033 - Technical English 3 OR  ENG 1113 - English Composition I  / ENG 1114 - English Composition I  3-4 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 OR  SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication  3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective 3-4 SH 

• ( MAT 1033 - Technical Mathematics  OR  MAT 1313 - College Algebra  / MAT 1314 - College Algebra  or higher OR  any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Electro-Mechanical Technology 60-66 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement. The RST/LLS 1312 graduation requirement will be waived for CTE students who have successfully obtained the Smart Start Credential and can submit the credential prior to applying for graduation.
• Technical Skills Assessment -
  National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) Core Assessment
  NCCER Industrial Maintenance E & I Level 1
  OR
  CPAS