PLC Technician (Cert)

Certificate—18 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1365

This program prepares students to work in career fields of automated industrial controls. Students will receive training in electrical controls and PLCs. Students will learn about industrial electrical controls and programmable logic controllers. Jobs in PLCs can be found in such career fields as electrical and electronics installers and repairers.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Career Courses
18 credit hours as follows:
ELT-101	Electricity and Electronics	3
ELT-102	Digital Logic/Solid State Devices	3
ELT-201	Industrial Controls	3
ELT-202	Advanced Industrial Controls	3
ELT-211	Introduction to PLCs	3
ELT-222	Advanced PLCs	3
Total Credit Hours		18

Suggested Schedule

Plan of Study Grid

Semester 1		Credit Hours
ELT-101	Electricity and Electronics 1	3
ELT-102	Digital Logic/Solid State Devices 2	3
ELT-201	Industrial Controls 2	3
	Credit Hours	9
Semester 2
ELT-202	Advanced Industrial Controls 1	3
ELT-211	Introduction to PLCs 1	3
ELT-222	Advanced PLCs 2	3
	Credit Hours	9
	Total Credit Hours	18

¹

Take ELT-101 Electricity and Electronics, ELT-202 Advanced Industrial Controls, and ELT-211 Introduction to PLCs: 1st 8 weeks

²

Take ELT-102 Digital Logic/Solid State Devices, ELT-201 Industrial Controls, and ELT-222 Advanced PLCs: 2nd 8 weeks