PURPOSE: This one-year, hands-on program prepares students to be energy technology technicians. Technicians help design, or assemble, install, maintain, and repair geothermal, solar, or wind turbines systems, or work as power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers who control the systems that generate and distribute electric power. This program is offered at the Chester Campus. All career-technical degrees are guided by advisory committees comprised of local business leaders.
CREDENTIALS: A Certificate (CERT) is a program of study typically less than two years in length with a major in a career-technical area. Students receiving a CERT intend to pursue immediate employment.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. Students may need to complete placement tests in English and mathematics. Visit www.brightpoint.edu/placement for all course placement options. If students have deficiencies in English and/or mathematics, Brightpoint offers developmental and prerequisite courses to prepare students for the curriculum. Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Continuing students should work with their faculty advisor on academic planning and graduation requirements.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an introductory level of competency in the following skills:
- Install electro-mechanical components according to manufacturer’s specifications;
- Perform alignment, calibration, and maintenance procedures as specified by manufacturers;
- Troubleshoot failures, malfunctions, and misapplication of electro-mechanical components;
- Conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results;
- Display professional ethics and to function effectively as a member of a technical team.
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