2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Applied Technology
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Director: College of Community & Workforce Development Applied Technology: Ortiz
Specialty Certificates: are typically grant-funded and change as per the current need in the industry. Specialty Certificates available in Electrical, Environmental, and Welding
Certificate and Associate Programs: Majors: Construction Technology, Electrical Technology, Environmental Electrician, Industrial Maintenance, and Welding Technology.
The following regulations apply to all students seeking Technical Program degrees and certificates:
- A grade of C or better in English 101 or equivalent is required, if applicable;
- A maximum of sixteen credit hours may be obtained using any combination of ACT or CLEP examinations;
- A maximum of four classes in a Technical Program associate program may be challenged;
- A maximum of eight credit hours of independent/tutorial course work may be applied toward graduation for the associate degree;
- A minimum of sixteen credit hours must be taken at WNMU (twelve of the last sixteen credit hours must be at WNMU);
- A minimum of a 2.0 grade point average is required for completion.
Construction Technology
Both a one year certificate and an Associate of Applied Science degree are offered in Construction Technology. The certificate program is designed for those individuals who desire the basic entry level skills necessary for immediate employment in the construction industry. The two-year A.A.S. degree in Construction Technology is designed for those students who wish to gain entry level construction skills as well as have the capabilities to work in the areas of project management, supervision, estimating, and inspection.
The Construction Technology program uses the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) curricula which is standardized to meet the industry standards. NCCER maintains a National Registry which contains the training records of students more flexibility in their career path planning and ensures that their training accomplishments will be recognized wherever they go. Students take a course in the construction Technology Program will automatically be entered into the National Register after completion of an approval form.
Electrical Technology
The A.A.S. Electrical Technology program offers a Fast Track certificate, one year certificate which is designed to prepare students with a thorough knowledge of all aspects in the trade for immediate employment in industry or to go into an apprenticeship site to gain training needed to apply for the journeyman license. The electrical courses provide the individual with certification to meet industry needs a trained and educated work force to meet the ever-increasing demands of future construction projects. This work force will require classroom training as well as on-site experience; the electrical technology program is a direct route to a dynamic career.
The Electrical Technology program uses the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) curricula which is standardized to meet industry standards. NCCER maintains a National Registry which contains the training records of students who have received training through WNMU. The National Registry also gives students more flexibility in their career path planning and ensures that their training accomplishments will be recognized wherever they go. Students taking a course in the Electrical Technology Program will automatically be entered into the National Registry after completion of an approval form.
Environmental Electrician
The Environmental Electrician Program is designed to prepare students with a thorough knowledge of all aspects in the electrical trade with additional components in preparation for green energy electrical applications for solar, wind, and photovoltaics. Students completing this program can gain immediate employment or go into an apprenticeship site to gain training needed to apply for the journeyman’s license. The green construction industry needs a trained and educated work force to meet the ever-changing demands of future construction projects. This work force will require classroom training and on-site experience. The Environmental Electrician Program is a direct route to a dynamic career. The Environmental Electrician Program uses the National Center for Construction Education and Research curricula which is standardized to meet industry standards. NCCER maintains a National Registry which contains the training records of students who have received training through WNMU. The National Registry also gives students more flexibility in their career path planning and ensures that their training accomplishments will be recognized wherever they go.
Industrial Maintenance
The Industrial Maintenance Program will prepare the student in an array of technical areas. It begins with the installation, repairing, replacing, maintaining, and dismantling of machinery and heavy equipment used in many industries. Maintaining equipment involves the lubricating of moving parts, replacing worn and damaged equipment, diagnosing problems, fabricating parts, rewiring equipment, changing and retooling a piece of equipment and solving emergencies. Overall the craft worker must be a jack of all trades. The student will learn to perform such tasks. As any aspect of an industrial plant may need repair, they will learn how the machinery is built and operates, along with the skills-set for pipe fitting, welding, millwright work, machining, plumbing electrical, electronics, hydraulics, Pneumatics and building construction, rigging, and hoisting, drafting, and blueprint reading.
Welding Technology
The Welding Technology program uses the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) curricula which is standardized to meet industry standards. NCCER maintains a National Registry which contains the training records of students who have received training through WNMU. The National Registry also gives students more flexibility in their career path planning and ensures that their training accomplishments will be recognized wherever they go. Students taking a course in the Welding Technology program will automatically be entered into the National Registry after completion of an approval form from NCCER.
Fast Track Certificate
Certificate
Associate of Applied Science
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