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Industrial Technology

The Industrial Technology program is designed for students who want to prepare for employment leading to supervisor, administrative, and other management positions in the production areas of industry or into industrial distribution, wholesale level sales, distribution and/or installation of industrial products and equipment. The program offers a Technical Certificate, an Advanced Technical Certificate, and AAS Degree in Industrial Technology. The curriculum also has the option of transfer to MSU offering a related course of study from the College of Education, thereby leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree (BS) in Industrial Technology.


ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Program Curriculum

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

FIRST YEAR:
First Semester
  • Principles of CAD ENT 1313
    ENT 1313 – Principles of CAD. This course will use CAD to draw various problems in engineering related areas. Emphasis will be placed on the operations of the CAD system to solve drafting problems. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Graphic Communications ENT 1113
    ENT 1113 - Graphic Communications (Pre/Co-requisite: ENT 1313). This course is designed to give students fundamentals and principles of drafting to provide the basic background needed for all other engineering technology courses. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Basic Electricity & Electronics ENT 1813
    ENT 1813 – Basic Electricity & Electronics. This course is designed to give the student instruction in terminology and basic principles of electricity, use of test equipment, safety practices for working around and with electricity, and basic electrical procedures. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Industrial Welding & Metals ENT 2323
    ENT 2323 - Industrial Welding & Metals. This course is designed to give the student instruction in different metals and their properties using basic SMAW welding and oxy-fuel cutting and brazing. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Smart Start Pathway SSP 1002
    SSP 1002 – Smart Start Pathway. Students will enroll in the MS Works system and learn three components within the pathway: Career Awareness, Necessary Skills, and Basic Skills. They will develop the foundational skills needed for their careers, learn and practice good work habits and effective communication that is necessary in successful employment. Students will learn how to become prepared to learn new skills for future careers within their region’s workforce sector, identifying the career components that are necessary for middle-skill employment. Students will complete the WorkKeys® assessment in Workplace Documents, Applied Math, and Graphic Literacy which allows students to quantify the foundational skills needed to perform job tasks successfully and enables students to demonstrate they have these skills. Upon completion of this assessment, students will earn a National Career Readiness Certificate, a credential issued by ACT that documents work readiness.
  • Smart Start Pathway SSP 1002
    SSP 1002 – Smart Start Pathway. Students will enroll in the MS Works system and learn three components within the pathway: Career Awareness, Necessary Skills, and Basic Skills. They will develop the foundational skills needed for their careers, learn and practice good work habits and effective communication that is necessary in successful employment. Students will learn how to become prepared to learn new skills for future careers within their region’s workforce sector, identifying the career components that are necessary for middle-skill employment. Students will complete the WorkKeys® assessment in Workplace Documents, Applied Math, and Graphic Literacy which allows students to quantify the foundational skills needed to perform job tasks successfully and enables students to demonstrate they have these skills. Upon completion of this assessment, students will earn a National Career Readiness Certificate, a credential issued by ACT that documents work readiness.
Total 17 Hours
Second Semester
  • Computer Numerical Control ENT 2363
    ENT 2363 - Computer Numerical Control (Prerequisite: ENT 1313). A course designed to introduce the students to the basics of computer numerical control machines. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Programmable Logic Controllers ENT 2613
    ENT 2613 - Programmable Logic Controllers (Pre/Co-requisite: ENT 1113). This course covers the use of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in a modern industrial setting, as well as the operating principles of PLCs. Discussion and practice in the programming, installation, and maintenance of PLCs. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Advanced CAD ENT 2343
    ENT 2343 – Advanced CAD (Prerequisite: ENT 1313). This course is designed to give the student a continuation of CAD. Emphasis is placed on the user coordinate system and 3D modeling. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • **Approved Technical Electives (6)
Total 15 Hours
SECOND YEAR:
First Semester
  • Materials ENT 1213
    ENT 1213 - Materials. This course is designed to teach students physical properties of the materials generally used in the erection of a structure and the manufacture of products, with a brief description of their manufacture. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Statics & Strengths of Material ENT 2253
    ENT 2253 – Statics & Strengths of Material (Prerequisite: DDT 1313 or ENT 1313 or Consent of Instructor). Study of forces acting on bodies, movement of forces, stress of materials, basic machine design; beams, columns, and connections. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • Preventive Maintenance ENT 2833
    ENT 2833 – Preventive Maintenance. This course includes instruction in basic maintenance and troubleshooting techniques; use of technical manuals and test equipment; and inspection, evaluation, service, and repair of equipment. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.
  • *Approved Technical Electives (6)
Total 15 Hours
Second Semester
  • English Composition I ENG 1113
    ENG 1113 - English Composition I (Prerequisite: ENG 0124 or ENG 1033 with C or appropriate placement score). This course prepares the student to think critically and compose texts for academic and professional rhetorical situations. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.
  • English Composition II ENG 1123 OR Public Speaking I SPT/COM 1113 OR Social/Behavioral Science (3)
  • Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (3)
  • Social/Behavioral Science Elective (3)
  • College Algebra MAT 1313 OR Natural Science w/Lab (4)
Total 15 Hours


(Option One) A Technical Certificate may be earned after successfully completing the first 35 hours of career technical coursework.

(Option Two) An Advanced Technical Certificate may be earned after successfully completing the first 47 hours of career technical coursework.

(Option Three) An AAS Degree may be earned after successfully completing required career technical and academic coursework.


*Approved Technical Electives: ENT 1123, ENT 1213, ENT 2263, ENT 2523, ENT 2723, ENT 291(1-3), Work Based Learning.

Enrollment in a minimum of 15 hours each semester is recommended for eligibility for state aid, institutional scholarships, and the tuition break.

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