Program Overview

Industrial Electro-Mechanical Essentials Certificate

Program Overview

The Industrial Electro-Mechanical Essentials Certificate at Madison College will introduce you to a wide variety of hands-on skills. These skills are used in many industries that employ people in many skill levels including machine operators, maintenance technicians, and engineers. The certificate can also be used as an introduction to skills across many disciplines to help you determine which areas interest you the most. These hands-on skills will give students the knowledge that is essential to understand their role and the role of other departments they interact with. The areas that you will learn include; safety, technical drawings and inspections, welding, machining, fluid power and basic electrical. As an Industrial Electro-Mechanical Essentials student, you will get hands-on training in:

• hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanisms
• measuring voltage, current, resistance and power for single and three phase sources
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, includes receiving an OSHA 10 card
• precision measurement and blueprint reading
• welding, and machining

Program Details

• Program Number: CERT
• Degree: Certificate
• Area of Study: Construction, Manufacturing and Maintenance
• Delivery Method: Some Online/Some In Person
• Estimated Time to Complete: 12 Credits | Finish in 1 semester
• Estimated Program Cost: $2,373.41

Curriculum and Experience

• Required Courses:
  • Excel Beginning (1 credit)
  • Safety for Industry (1 credit)
  • Fluid Power 1 for Industry (1 credit)
  • Mechanisms 1 for Industry (1 credit)
  • DCAC 1 DC Theory (1 credit)
  • DCAC 2 AC Theory (1 credit)
  • DCAC 3 Theory (1 credit)
  • Interpreting Engineering Drawings (2 credits)
  • Metal Processes 1 (2 credits)
  • Basic Metrology (Part A) (1 credit)

Admission

• Admission Application: The online application allows you to save your work as you complete it and ensures fast, secure delivery to our office.
• 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.
• Students on the waiting list receive priority in future terms based on the date they complete all application requirements.
• Priority does not guarantee a spot in the program.