Course Descriptions

60A Introduction to Electrical Construction I
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units Grade Only
Advisory: Completion of English 51 and 56 and Mathematics 95, each with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill Levels W5 and R5, and M40.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 108 or Electrical Apprenticeship 301A.
This course provides the electrical worker with instruction in general construction site safety, measurements and formulas, use of hand and power tools, interpretation of blueprints, basic rigging techniques and methods used to move equipment and materials. Associate Degree Credit.

60B Introduction to Electrical Construction II
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units Grade Only
Advisory: Completion of Electrical 60A with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 109 or Electrical Apprenticeship 301B.
This course provides the electrical student with instruction in basic principles of electrical safety  and hazard procedures including working with toxins and vapors. Students will also be provided with instruction in techniques used to hand bend conduits and install anchors and supports. Additional instruction will include an introduction to basic electrical theory and test equipment, the use of NEC boxes, fittings and conductors, and the interpretation of related electrical blueprints and commercial/industrial/residential symbols, diagrams and schematics used for wiring.
Associate Degree Credit.

65A Intermediate Electrical Construction I
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units Grade Only
Advisory: Completion of Electrical 60B with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 110 or Electrical Apprenticeship 302A.
This course covers intermediate electrical techniques including principles of alternating currents, characteristics of circuits, transformers, motor theory applications, grounding purposes and methods, National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for conduit bending, types of bends, specifications for boxes and fittings, and location considerations. Associate Degree Credit.

65B Intermediate Electrical Construction II
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units Grade Only
Advisory: Completion of Electrical 65A with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 111 or Electrical Apprenticeship 302B.
This course covers the installation of connections for conductor termination and splices; use of cable pulling instruments and NEMA and NEC standards for cable tray; installation of electrical service and related components and equipment; use of manual take-off methods and troubleshooting techniques; identification of ratings for current breakers and fuses and regulations for sizing, use, and installation of relay switches, conductors and overrides; electrical lighting principles, types and applications. Associate Degree Credit.

70A Advanced Electrical Construction I
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units Grade Only
Advisory: Completion of Electrical 65B with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 212 or Electrical Apprenticeship 303A.
This course includes instruction in branch load calculations for circuits and varied electrical appliances; introduction to and identification of electrical conductors; devices used for overprotection of loads, currents, circuits and fuses; fill requirements for boxes/raceways; principles of wiring devices, switches and receptacles and their locations; requirements for distribution equipment; settings for voltage, switch gear, circuits and components; distribution system transformers and their characteristics; types of components; NEC requirements; methods for locating and troubleshooting problems. Associate Degree Credit.

70B Advanced Electrical Construction II
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units
Advisory: Completion of Electrical 70A with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 213 or Electrical Apprenticeship 303B.
This course provides the electrical worker with instruction in basic lighting and NEC requirements for lighting fixtures for indoor and outdoor use; an introduction to motor basics, calculations, transformers, instruments for testing, wiring, protection, maintenance, and troubleshooting for various types of motors and motor controls; introduction to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and refrigeration theory, compressors, operating systems and system maintenance equipment, and safety requirements for varied locations; principles for combustion, hazardous materials and their reactions in varied locations, and the use of safety equipment. Associate Degree Credit.

75A Electrical Construction Specialties I
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units
Advisory: Completion of Electrical 70B with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 222 or Electrical Apprenticeship 304A.
This course provides the electrical worker with instruction in calculations for wiring commercial and residential dwellings and NEC requirements for lighting and specialty fixtures; characteristics and types of standby emergency electrical systems and system applications, size of disconnect switches, feeder and branch circuits for DC systems; theory and operating principles for solid-state devices, operational amplifier circuits, specialty and transformers and components of fire alarm and security systems; installation methods for smoke and heat detectors. Associate Degree Credit.

75B Electrical Construction Specialties II
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 3 units
Advisory: Completion of Electrical 75A with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students with credit for Building Construction 223 or Electrical Apprenticeship 304B.
This course is designed to provide the electrical worker with advanced instruction of controls for motors, starters, relays, switches and transformers; installation and connection of gas burner controls and commercial and industrial HVAC control systems; NEC and OSHA requirements for connecting and grounding varied welding machines; installation and protection of heat tracing and freeze protection equipment; principles and maintenance of motors and selection of materials and tools required for high voltage termination/splices according to manufacturer's specifications. Associate Degree Credit.

270 Electrical Work Experience
Hours by arrangement, 1 - 4 units Grade Only
Advisory: Completion of English 50 and 55, each with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, or Assessment Skill Levels W4 and R4.
(60-300 hours) The Electrical Work Experience program is designed to provide an opportunity to extend occupational learning through employment and coordinate the on-the -job training and the classroom instruction. The goals and learning objectives will be designed by the student cooperatively with the employer and Work Experience instructor/coordinator. To receive the Work Experience credit, seven units of credit must be completed in a fall or spring semester and/or one class during a summer semester. Associate Degree Credit.