The Industrial Systems Technology degree program is designed for the student who wishes to prepare for a career as an Industrial Systems technician/electrician. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skill, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skill. The diploma program teaches skills in Industrial Systems Technology providing background skills in several areas of industrial maintenance including electronics, industrial wiring, motors, controls, instrumentation, fluid power, mechanical, pumps and piping, and computers. Graduates of the program receive an Industrial Systems technology Associates Degree in applied technology that qualifies them for employment as industrial electricians,  industrial systems technicians, or E and I technicians with opportunities to advance into management positions.

Program Entry Requirements:

Minimum Age Required: 16
High School Diploma or GED Required? Yes

 

Minimum Test Scores: [COMPASS]

Reading 79
English 62
Algebra 37



General Education Core 
Course Number
Course Name Hours
Area I - Language Arts and Communication
ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric
3
Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences


Select from Area II 3
Area III - Science and Mathematics   ( Choose one:)

MATH1100

Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
3
MATH1101
Mathematical Modeling 3
MATH1111

College Algebra
3
Area IV - Humanities and Fine Arts



Select from Area IV
3
Program-Specific Requirements

 

General Core Elective 3


Total General Education Hours 15


Occupational Courses
Course Number Course Name Hours
COMP1000 Introduction to Computers 3
 IDSY 1100
Basic Circuit Analysis
5
IDSY 1170
Industrial Mechanics
6
IDSY 1110
Industrial Motor Controls I
5
IDSY 1210
Industrial Motor Controls II
5
IDSY 1120
Basic Industrial PLC's
6
IDSY 1220
Intermediate Industrial PLC
6
IDSY 1130
Industrial Wiring
4
IDSY 1190
Fluid Power and Piping Systems
6
IDSY 1230
Industrial Instrumentation
6
 
Occupational Course Hours: 52
Total Hours:

67


Program Length:
4 Semesters