MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5206N Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2021 Spring Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 3 CIP Code: 47.0105	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: MC Field of Interest: Applied Technology Instructional Council: Applied Technology GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this program, students may pursue a career as: 51-2022.00 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Cable and Wire Harness Assembly will prepare the successful student to receive the "Certified IPC Specialist" (CIS) certification from The Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC)/Wire Harness Manufacturer`s Association (WHMA) in "Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies" (IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certification). Topics covered and skills to be demonstrated are: soldered terminations, crimp terminations, insulation displacement terminations (IDC), splices, connectorization, marking/labeling, coaxial cable assemblies, electrical shielding, wire marking and labeling, and testing methodologies. Certification is verified by a certified IPC trainer (CIT).

Learning Outcomes
1. Explain IPC/WHMA-A-620 professional policies, procedures and general requirements. (AIT128) 2. Demonstrate assembly of terminations. (AIT128) 3. Demonstrate connectorization, labeling, and bundling of cable assemblies. (AIT128) 4. Demonstrate electrical shielding techniques. (AIT128) 5. Demonstrate solderless wire wrap connections. (AIT128) 6. Evaluate assemblies for acceptance/reject decisions. (AIT128)

Program Notes
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Required Courses

AIT128 A-620 Cable and Wire Harness Assembly Certification 3

Credits: 3

Restricted Electives
None	Credits: 0

General Electives
None	Credits: 0

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 23, 2021

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.