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Industrial Maintenance Technology
(Code 985)

Academic Department: Applied Technology

The Industrial Maintenance Technology program prepares students to install, adjust, troubleshoot, and repair a variety of industrial machinery used in manufacturing settings. Technicians may work in factories that manufacture, finish, or assemble many different types of products.

Students study the basic operations common to production equipment used in industry today. Electricity and electronics are emphasized because most modern manufacturing equipment is electrically operated. Pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical power are also covered.

This highly skilled trade offers many employment opportunities. In the Grand Rapids area, thousands of companies require maintenance personnel. Since each production facility has different needs, the program allows students to select technical electives specific to a particular production area.

Suggested sequence

First Semester
Credits
CH
EL 132 Electronics Mathematics OR
5
5
TE 103 and TE 104 Technical Mathematics
EL 144 Basic Electricity & Electronics
     3     
6
OR Combination EL 106 and EL 107                          
Technical Elective
2
2/4
MN 119 Intro to Machine Operations
4
8
MN 116 Basic Welding
2
4
First Semester Earned Credits:
16

Second Semester
Credits
CH
EL 161 Introduction to Digital Logic
2
4
EL 262 Digital Logic Circuits
2
4
EL 162 Control Systems
2
3
MN 218 Pneumatics
3
4
Technical Elective
3
3/6
SC 135 Interpersonal Communication
3
3
Second Semester Earned Credits:
15
 

Second Year
Third Semester
Credits
CH
BA 101 Business & Technical English 1 OR
3
3
EN 100 College Writing OR
EN 101 English Composition-1
EL 163 Electrical Troubleshooting
2
2
EL 164 Programmable Logic Controllers
2
4
MN 217 Hydraulics
4
6
PS 110 Survey of American Government
3
6
Technical Elective 2 2/4
Third Semester Earned Credits:
16

Fourth Semester
Credits
CH
BA 102 Business & Technical English 2 OR
3
3
EN 102 English Composition-2
EL 201 Industrial Electricity
3
6
EL 204 Industrial Electronics
3
6
MN 113 Mechanical Power Transmissions
2
2
Technical Elective

3

3/6
WE - Wellness
1
2
Fourth Semester Earned Credits:
15

Total Credits:
62
Technical Electives
Any AR, DR, EL, EG, ER, MN, TE, TI, or TR

Suggested Elective Courses
EG 110, EL 166, ER 135, ER 136

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