Fall 2010: Open enrollment will be held from Monday, June 21, through Monday, August 2, 2010.


Electricity & Electric Motor Controls I

EPA Technician Certification Preparation, Review & Exam *


*Certification Class

18-Weeks, 3 Hours Per Session, 54 Hours Total. Textbook Included. Prerequisite: None. This class class covers the basic operation of low and high-pressure boilers. Students will learn how to determine boiler types and styles, water treatment chemistry and troubleshooting. Field trips may be required as part of this course. Code 030.


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18-Weeks, 3 Hours Per Session, 54 Hours Total. Textbook Included. Prerequisite: None. The student will gain an understanding of the electrical concepts needed by a Stationary Engineer on topics such as alternating current, direct current and single phase and three phase generation, transformers, and distribution. Also discussed will be inductive, capacitive and resistive cirecuits, along with power factor and power factor correction. The student will also learn various types of electrical controls used in motor control systems and will gain the ability to construct and analyze wiring and ladder diagrams used in motor control circuits. Through hands-on projects students will learn how to use a meter and how to troubleshoot motor control circuits.


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18-Weeks, 3 Hours Per Session, 54 Hours Total. Textbook Not Included. Prerequisite: Electricity & Electric Motor Controls I. The student will continue to gain an understanding of the electrical concepts needed by a Stationary Engineer in single phase and three phase generation, transformation, and distribution. The student will also learn various types of electric and pneumatic controls used in building control and motor control systems and will gain the ability to construct and analyze wiring and ladder diagrams used in these types of control circuits. Automatic transfer switches, fire pump start and stop controls, and air compressors are just a few of the circuits that will be analyzed and discussed.


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1 Session, 8 Hours Total. Textbook Included. Prerequisite: A basic understanding of air conditioning systems. This course is recommended for those who have not previously taken the EPA exam. This eight-hour class will provide six hours of review for the CFC/EPA Certification Exam and a two-hour CFC/EPA Universal testing period. Topics include refrigeration, charging, transportation, recycling, and recovery of chlorofluorocarbons. The EPA requirements covered in this review prepare the student for all levels of certification, (Type I, Type II, Type III and Universal). Course formally known as CFC Preparation, Review and Exam.


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