MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5028N Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2024 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 15-17 CIP Code: 15.0703	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 a certificate, students may pursue a career as: 47-2231.00 Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-2152.04 Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Construction Trades: Solar Energy is designed to provide knowledge, safety, and skills in the solar energy industry. This program reinforces common construction skills to include use of tools, adherence to safety and codes, and reading construction drawings. It offers the fundamentals in electrical theory as applied to the solar industry. Students could seek entry level employment as solar technicians on residential and commercial job sites. The CCL can be applied to an available Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Construction Technology.

Learning Outcomes
1. Practice Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards in daily work. (CON102++, CON103, CON150++, CON271) 2. Recognize the interrelationships among the construction trades. (CON103, CON150++) 3. Describe the implications of working in construction trades. (CON102++, CON103, CON150++, CON271) 4. Use, maintain, and secure materials, tools, and equipment according to professional standards. (CON103, CON104, CON150++, CON271) 5. Maintain the work space according to professional standards. (CON103, CON104, CON150, CON271) 6. Interpret construction plans to perform a task. (CON104, CON150) 7. Install a solar energy system. (CON102++, CON150++) 8. Evaluate a solar energy system. (CON102++, CON150++) 9. Repair a solar energy system. (CON102++, CON150++) 9. Demonstrate efficient and quality work. (CON103, CON102, CON150++) 10. Effectively communicate with all stakeholders. (CON103, CON102, CON150++) 11. Effectively work within a team structure. (CON103, CON150++) 12. Demonstrate professionalism with conduct and ethics. (CON102, CON103, CON150++, CON271)

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

CON102 Foundations of Construction Trades (5) OR
CON102AA Foundations of Construction Trades: Tools, Equipment, and Workspace (2) AND
CON102AB Foundations of Construction Trades: Construction Calculations (2) AND
CON102AC Foundations of Construction Trades: Construction Drawings (1) 5

CON103 Foundation of Construction Safety (1) OR
CON271 Construction Safety (3) 1-3

CON150 Construction Trades: Solar Energy Technology (9) OR
CON150AA Construction Trades: Introduction to Solar Energy Systems (3) AND
CON150AB Construction Trades: Solar System Design, Maintenance and Troubleshooting (3) AND
CON150AC Construction Trades: Solar Energy System Installation and Inspection (3) 9

Credits: 15-17

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

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 27, 2024

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.