Program Overview

Electrical Maintenance (Industrial Maintenance)

Program Overview

The Electrical Maintenance Embedded Technical Diploma focus provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely assist mechanics in repairing, overhauling, installing, testing and inspecting mechanical and electro mechanical equipment. Assist in performing preventive and predictive maintenance on equipment, building and grounds. As a student in the Electrical Maintenance Embedded Technical Diploma, you will:

• Learn to measure voltage, current, resistance for single and three phase direct current and alternating current (DC/AC) sources.
• Apply math to calculate electrical power equation pertinent to the maintenance field.
• Understand safety standards for industry as outlined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and receive an OSHA 10 card, an Industry recognized credential.
• Interpret engineering drawings.
• Enhance industry recognized soft skills such as communication and teamwork.

Program Details

• Program Number:
• Your Degree: Technical Diploma
• Area of Study: Construction, Manufacturing and Maintenance
• Delivery Method: Some Online/Some In Person
• Estimated Time to Complete: 13 Credits | Finish diploma in 1 semester

What You'll Pay

• Estimated Program Cost: $2,363.54
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Curriculum and Experience

• Safety for Industry (1 credit)
• DCAC 1 DC Theory (1 credit)
• Controls 1 (2 credits)
• DCAC 2 AC Theory (1 credit)
• Interpreting Engineering Drawings (2 credits)
• Written Communication (3 credits)
• College Mathematics (3 credits)

Admission

• Admission Application
• Education Completion: Submit official transcripts from the institutions you attended that indicate one of the following:
  • High school completion (current high school seniors may submit an in-progress transcript)
  • GED/HSED completion
  • College transcript or Madison College experience showing:
    • Completion of an associate degree or higher, or
    • At least 30 credits completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4-point scale

Waiting List

This program uses a waiting list to manage program admission due to capacity limitations and high program demand.

Career Outcomes

MATC Electrical Maintenance Embedded Technical Diploma graduates are prepared with the following skills:

• Demonstrate safe work procedures
• Apply technical math to electrical and industrial applications
• Demonstrate print reading
• Test electrical circuits

Graduate Summary

• Number of Program Graduates: 26 (2022), 50 (2023), 59 (2024)
• Number of Surveys Sent: 26 (2022), 50 (2023), 59 (2024)
• Number of Surveys Returned: 11 (2022), 22 (2023), 26 (2024)
• Percent of Surveys Returned: 42.3% (2022), 44.0% (2023), 44.1% (2024)

Graduate Employers

• B and G Foods
• Continental
• Exact Sciences
• Madison Area Technical College
• PKK Lighting
• Placon Corporation
• Research Products Corporation
• Sonoco
• Stoughton Trailers
• Trachte Building Systems Inc

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