MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3003 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2019 Fall Last Admit Term: 2020 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 61-67 CIP Code: 15.0503	Primary College: Estrella Mountain Community College Initiating College: Estrella Mountain Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific Field of Interest: Applied Technology Instructional Council: Occupational Administrators (53) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: 17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 27-1021 Commercial and Industrial Designers

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Power Systems Technology program is designed to provide trade-related classroom training as required by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, the State of Arizona, Apprenticeship Division, and the National Academy for Nuclear Training. The program consists of a core curriculum that is common to all power plant disciplines. The student selects a track of study, using a stackable Certificate of Completion in the areas of mechanical, electrical, or industrial technology - to complete specialized craft-related training.

Required Courses

GTC107 Technical Mathematics I 3
GTC108 Technical Mathematics II 3
PPT120 Energy Industry Fundamentals 3
PPT121 Power Plant Components 3
PPT202 Power Plant Systems I 3
PPT203 Power Plant Systems II 3

And, students must also choose from one (1) of the following Certificates of Completion

Certificate of Completion in Mechanical Systems Technology (5846) (18)
MIT120 Industrial Technology Fundamentals 3
PPT124 Power Systems Components I 3
PPT126 Power Systems Components II 3
PPT128 Power Systems Components III 3
PPT210 Valve Maintenance II 3
PPT213 Pumps II 3

OR
Certificate of Completion in Electrical Systems Technology (5844) (20)
ELC119 Concepts of Electricity and Electronics 3
ELC120 Solid State Fundamentals 3
ELC210 AC Machinery and DC Machinery 3
ELC217 Motor Controls 3
ELC218 Variable Frequency Drives 3
MIT120 Industrial Technology Fundamentals 3
PPT242 Components for Maintenance Technicians 2

OR
Certificate of Completion in Energy and Industrial Technology (5920N) (24)
This is a closed certificate for West-MEC Dual Enrollment Students only
MIT120 Industrial Technology Fundamentals (3)
MIT121 Industrial Technology I-A (3)
MIT122 Industrial Technology I-B (3)
MIT123 Industrial Mechanical Technology II-A (3)
MIT124 Industrial Mechanical Technology II-B (3)
MIT133 Industrial Electrical and Instrumentation Technology II-A (3)
MIT134 Industrial Electrical and Instrumentation Technology II-B (3)
PPT120 Energy Industry Fundamentals (Met in Required Courses Above) (0) 21

Credits: 36-39

Restricted Electives
Students must choose six (6) credits from the following: MIT112 Natural Gas Pipeline Operations 3 MIT113 Natural Gas Pipe Joiner 3 PPT221 Reactor Theory 3 PPT222 Reactor Plant Chemistry and Materials 3 PPT250 Power Plant Position Preparation 2 PPT255 Fossil Systems 3 PPT270AA Power Systems Technology Internship 1 PPT270AB Power Systems Technology Internship 2 PPT270AC Power Systems Technology Internship 3	Credits: 6

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 19-22

General Education Core	Credits: 9-12

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) OR ENG111 Technical and Professional Writing (3) 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Oral Communication area. 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment. 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 0
Met by GTC108 in the Required Courses area.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
PHS110 Fundamentals of Physical Science (4) OR PHY101 Introduction to Physics (4) 4

Program Competencies
1. Describe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) industrial safety precautions related to material handling, electrical and machine safety, first response to fire and medical emergencies, safety signs and color codes, recognition of safety and health hazard accident prevention and management. (PPT120) 2. Apply mathematical concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to the industrial setting. (GTC107, GTC108) 3. Discuss information distribution including methods and avenues of communication, material and design, procedural deficiencies of motors and equipment, operation of sensitive equipment, plant vulnerabilities, and personnel errors. (PPT120) 4. Explain basic systems and components involving reactor coolant, volume control, safety injection, mainstream, turbine, feed water, steam, and heater drain systems within the power plant. (PPT202) 5. Explain advanced systems and components involving water, electrical, cooling, waste drain, fuel handling and storage, fuel pool cooling and cleanup, radioactive waste management, air and gas systems, and ventilation and fire protection systems within the power plant. (PPT203) 6. Explain and apply the basic concepts of electrical fundamentals and electronics. (PPT121) 7. Explain principles, properties, and safe handling requirements of lubricants, describe terminology identification and inspection of the component parts of a drive and gear system, and describe application, inspection, maintenance, and failure modes of plant bearings. (PPT124) 8. Explain functional components of turbines, explain heat exchanger theory, and describe operational principles of pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators. (PPT126) 9. Explain hydraulic and pneumatic physical concepts, explain hydraulic and pneumatic system components and operation, and describe operating principles of plant components. (PPT128) 10. Describe theories and concepts in industrial technology basics, OSHA 10 certification and explain introductory concepts in industrial math, hand and power tools, technical drawings, rigging, and materials handling. (MIT120) 11. Explain electrical component types and characteristics, such as circuit breakers and fuses, instrumentation schematics, protective relaying, and inverters. (PPT242) 12. Describe introductory theory and principles of electric circuits, magnetism and electromagnetism including basic motors, transformers and generators. (ELC119) 13. Explain the theory of operation of semi-conductor devices and explain specific and practical applications in relations to temperature, light, speed and pressure control as used in industry today. (ELC120) 14. Describe the principles and operation of AC (Alternating current) and DC (direct current) motors, generators, and alternators including single-phase motors along with induction, synchronous, and wound-rotor types of three-phase motors. (ELC210) 15. Describe electrical symbols and explain contacts and starters, control devices, reversing circuits and power distribution systems. (ELC217) 16. Describe principles and operation of frequency-controlled AC (Alternating current) motor drives, including current source inverters (CSI), variable voltage inverters (VVI) and pulse width modulated inverters (PWM). (ELC218) 17. Explain the fundamentals of valve maintenance including valve lapping, packing, gaskets, valve inspections, and properly torqueing valve fasteners. (PPT210) 18. Explain the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting techniques for the following types of pumps: rotary, reciprocating, centrifugal, positive displacement and metering pump operation. (PPT213) 19. Explain the principles of Industrial Maintenance Technology. Explain the theory and applications in tools of the trade, fasteners and anchors, oxyfuel cutting, gaskets and packing, technical mathematics, and technical drawings. (MIT121) 20. Explain the principles of Industrial Maintenance Technology. Explain the theory and applications in pumps and valves, test instruments, rigging, mobile and support equipment, and lubrication. (MIT122) 21. Describe basic layout, introduction to piping components, copper and plastic piping practices, introduction to ferrous metal piping practices, identifying, installing and maintaining valves, hydrostatic and pneumatic testing, introduction to bearings, and low-pressure steam systems. (MIT123) 22. Describe the operation of high-pressure steam systems and auxiliaries, distillation towers and vessels, heaters, furnaces, heat exchangers, cooling towers, fin fans, and introduction to tube work. (MIT124) 23. Describe the fundamentals of industrial safety for E and I technicians including the introduction to the National Electrical Code, electrical theory, alternating current, electrical and instrumentation test equipment, flow, pressure, level, and temperature. (MIT133) 24. Explain the fundamentals of process mathematics, hand bending, tubing, clean, purge, and test tubing and piping systems, instrument drawings and documents, conductors and cables, and conductor terminations and splices. (MIT134)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: May 28, 2019

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