Course Descriptions

This course covers the concepts of transformer operation. Single-phase and three-phase (polyphase) transformer operation and installation methods are explored. Included in the course are the following topics: transformer operation, transformation relationships, transformer losses, transformer types, transformer testing, series and parallel operation, connections, instrument transformers and maintenance procedures. National Electrical Code requirements for transformer installations are developed and utilized.

This course provides an application of principles of construction electricity to a variety of situations for the purpose of identifying and solving electrical problems. Emphasis is placed on electrical circuits pertaining to residential, commercial, industrial and motor control applications.

This course will provide the student with an introduction to Building Information Modeling (BIM) concepts, terminology and application of best practices being used in the electrical industry.

This course includes principles of industrial motor maintenance and experience with maintenance and troubleshooting situations common to industrial settings.

This course provides students with an understanding of installation procedures and National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for coax, telephone, fire alarm, security, fiber optic, cat 4, cat 5 and other low-voltage wiring systems.

This course provides the experienced electrician and advanced student with an overview of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the State Electrical Act and can be used in preparing for the journeyman or masters electrical exam.

This course covers recent changes in the National Electrical Code and how they affect current wiring practices. The course is approved for continuing education hours.

This course provides theory, operation and practical applications of various field-effect transistors, thyristors, photosensitive devices, sensing devices and wave chopping circuitry.

This course applies the principles of the National Electrical Code to job-specific situations.

The student works with an advisor and instructor to develop a contract with specific goals in areas deemed applicable to the construction electricity industry and the student's career plan. This opportunity may be limited by conditions such as instructor/lab/material availability.

This grammar-based course is for non-native learners of English and is designed to prepare students to succeed in college-level fundamental courses. The course supports progress toward fluency in the English skill areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing through intensive study of grammatical structures. Content is chosen especially to provide sound models for needed basic written forms.

This vocabulary course is for non-native learners of English. Students will learn the vocabulary most frequently used in college-level coursework, as well as the strategies necessary to acquire this vocabulary quickly and efficiently.

This reading course is for non-native learners of English. Students will learn the skills and vocabulary necessary to read college-level materials with emphasis given to effective note taking and summarizing. Students will engage in frequent large and small group discussions of reading material and be exposed to a variety of reading strategies.

This vocabulary course is for non-native learners of English. Students will learn common idiomatic expressions used in North American English, with emphasis on expressions grouped by cultural themes. It is designed to develop both language and cultural fluency by exploring the idioms Americans use regularly and the cultural background of those expressions.

This pronunciation course is for non-native speakers of English. It is designed to help students improve their ability to be clearly understood in spoken communication in the United States. Through focusing on general speaking habits, intonation, syllabification, stress, rhythm, contraction and vowel and consonant sounds, students will learn how to more accurately adjust their pronunciation to general North American English pronunciation.