Industrial Maintenance Certificate of Achievement

Program Description

Industrial Maintenance certified trainees are needed in every industry that uses machinery, from automotive assembly plants to crane manufacturers. Technicians who successfully complete these courses may receive industrial maintenance certificate. Certified technicians will be able to demonstrate specialized skills and will have more opportunities for career advancement. Technicians who successfully complete some of the NCCER (National Center of Construction Education and Research) modules will receive credit toward this certificate and vice versa.

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program.  Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway.  It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Division

Applied Technology, Transportation & Culinary Arts

Department

Machine Technology

Career and Academic Pathway (CAP)

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate the proper use and basic maintenance of selected industrial maintenance tools.

  2. Use layout tools for repairing or modifying machinery and sheet metal.

  3. Safely use test equipment to take measurements.

Program Map

GE General Education
O Available Online
Program Requirement
P Program Prerequisites

1st Semester

12 units
MACH 010
Fundamentals of Industrial Maintenance
This course covers orientation to the trade and tools of the trade for industrial maintenance mechanics.

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MACH 014
Craft Related Quantitative Skills
This course is designed to give students the fundamental quantitative skills commonly used by industrial maintenance mechanics. 

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MACH 016
Construction Print Reading
This course is designed to give students the fundamental skills to read commonly used prints in construction by industrial maintenance mechanics.

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MACH 018
Gaskets, Pumps, and Valves
This course is designed to give students the fundamental skills in gaskets, packing, pumps, drivers, valves and lubrication used for industrial maintenance mechanics.

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MACH 020
Material Handling, and Support Equipment
This course is designed to give students the fundamental skills in material handling, hand rigging, mobile and support equipment used for industrial maintenance mechanics.

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MACH 024
Introduction to Piping
This course is designed to give students the fundamental skills necessary to work with various types of piping on the job site. The material covered in this course is copper and plastic piping and an introduction to ferrous metal piping practices.

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MACH 026
Valve Maintenance and Testing
This course is designed to give students the fundamental maintenance knowledge necessary to work with various types of valves and perform basic hydrostatic and pneumatic testing on the jobsite.

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MACH 028
Introduction to Bearings
This course is designed to give students the fundamental knowledge necessary to work with various types of bearings on the jobsite.

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MACH 029
Basic Layout for Industrial Maintenance
This course is designed to give students the fundamental skills necessary to do basic on-the-job layout for machinery repair and installation.

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MACH 030
Introduction to Steam Systems
This course is designed to give students the fundamental knowledge necessary to work with various types of steam systems commonly found on the jobsite.

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2nd Semester

10 units
MACH 032
Distillation Towers and Vessels
This course is designed to give students the fundamental knowledge necessary to work with various types of distillation towers and vessels commonly found on the jobsite.

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MACH 034
Heaters and Cooling Towers
This course is designed to give students the fundamental knowledge necessary to work with various types of heaters, furnaces, heat exchanges, cooling towers and fin fans commonly found on the jobsite.

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MACH 050
Electrical Safety and Hand Bending
This course covers safety rules as applied to handling and working with electrical systems and circuits including methods and procedures used in cutting, bending, and reaming conduit.

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MACH 052
Fasteners and Electrical Theory
This course covers basic electrical theory and applications and installation procedures for various types of fasteners and anchors used in electrical systems and circuits.

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MACH 054
National Electrical Code (NEC) and Electrical Test Equipment
The course covers the application of electrical test equipment, the National Electrical Code (NEC), and raceway-fittings and accessories.

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MACH 058
Electrical Print Reading and Wiring
This course covers the application of electrical print reading and the wiring of switches and receptacles used in residential, and commercial electricity.

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MACH 060
Electrical Performance Testing
In this course students will have the opportunity to demonstrate the skills learned in the classroom under the guidance of journeyman and/or qualified personnel on the jobsite.

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  1. Prerequisite: MACH 050
    2. and
  2. Prerequisite: MACH 052
    3. and
  3. Prerequisite: MACH 054
    4. and
  4. Prerequisite: MACH 058
WELD 012
Oxy-Fuel Welding
This course provides entry-level training in oxy-acetylene welding, oxy-fuel cutting and oxy-fuel brazing.

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