The Electrical Technology AAS (AAS_ELEC) is offered at LSC-Tomball. For more information, please contact the Electrician Department.

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Program Description

If you have been fascinated by electricity, then you might want to look at a career as an electrician. Electricians enjoy one of the higher paid specialty-industry fields with a solid future as America becomes more dependent on consistent and well-maintained supplies of electricity.

There are two general types of electrical work:

• Construction work: includes reading blueprints, wiring, installing, and testing electrical systems; and
• Maintenance work: involves troubleshooting, testing, fixing and upgrading already
  installed, improperly functioning, electrical systems.

Some electricians become electrical inspectors, enter teaching programs, or work as construction consultants. A few enter training programs to become contractors. Electricians are also finding that their profession is becoming linked with those who do computer and telecommunications wiring. Over 15 percent of electricians take additional classes on telecommunications systems, wiring, and electrical interfaces.

At LSC-Tomball, specialized electrician courses are offered that emphasize application more than theoretical development. The courses complement on-the-job training and mirror real world situations by providing classroom studies with hands-on applications in high-tech laboratories. The program also works with local electrician providers/companies to ensure that the class focus meets their needs and on preparing the student to pass the Texas State Licensing exam.

The core courses will transfer to a variety of colleges and universities. Contact a counselor or faculty advisor for specific information or to obtain the recommended sequencing of courses.

First Year Credits

First Semester Credits

Subject	Number	Title	Credits
ELPT	1311	Basic Electrical Theory	3
ELPT	1315	Electrical Calculations I	3
ELPT	1321	Intro to Electrical Safety and Tools	3
ELPT	1325	National Electrical Code I	3
ELPT	1351	Electrical Machines	3
TOTAL First Semester Credits:			15

Second Semester Credits

Subject	Number	Title	Credits
IEIR	1312	Distribution Systems	3
DFTG	2307	Electrical Drafting	3
ELPT	2325	National Electrical Code II	3
ELPT	1329	Residential Wiring	3
ELPT	1345	Commercial Wiring	3
TOTAL Second Semester Credits:			15

Third Semester Credits

Subject	Number	Title	Credits
ENGL	1301	Composition & Rhetoric I	3
MATH	1314	College Algebra	3
TOTAL Third Semester Credits:			6

 

Second Year Credits

First Semester Credits

Subject	Number	Title	Credits
ELPT	2347	Electrical Testing and Maintenance	3
ELPT	1357	Industrial Wiring	3
ELPT	1341	Motor Control	3
Elective1		Social/Behavioral Sciences	3
TOTAL First Semester Credits:			12

Second Semester Credits

Subject	Number	Title	Credits
SPCH	1315	Public Speaking	3
ELPT	2343	Electrical Systems Design	3
ELPT2	2337	Electrical Planning and Estimating	3
Elective3		Language, Philosophy, Culture	3
TOTAL Second Semester Credits:			12

 

Total Credits

TOTAL Credit Hours for Electrical Technology AAS:

60