Electrical Engineering Technician
Stan Reed
Instructor
253.680.7342
Jason Carroll
Career Advisor
253.680.7008
Location Downtown Campus
Hours Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Bates offers the only program in the region in which students prepare for careers in electrical code application, interior and exterior lighting design, and all aspects of electrical design. Instruction includes all phases of electrical engineering, CAD drafting, and design for commercial buildings. Technicians design and draft electrical power, signal, interior, and exterior lighting systems. They also assist in specification writing and share in on-site construction supervision. Students in this program are encouraged to take the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) examinations and seek certification as electrical engineering technicians.
Program Length: Eight quarters (approximate)
Associate of Technology Degree: 120 Credits
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | CREDITS |
| 100+ Level Human Relations 100+ Level Communications 100+ Level Mathematics |
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| REQUIRED COURSEWORK | CREDITS |
| ETRIC 111 Fundamentals of Drafting ETRIC 112 Electrical Math Fundamentals ETRIC 114 Fundamentals of Electricity ETRIC 116 Applied Communications ETRIC 117 Electrical Math ETRIC 118 Applied Electrical Math ETRIC 123 Electrical Principles ETRIC 124 Drafting Applications ETRIC 125 Engineering Drafting ETRIC 129 Applied Electrical Principles ETRIC 135 Technical Communications ETRIC 136 Applied Physics ETRIC 137 CAD Fundamentals ETRIC 140 Intermediate CAD ETRIC 141 National Electrical Code ETRIC 143 Fundamentals of Power Systems ETRIC 144 Codes Applications I ETRIC 204 Essentials of Electrical Systems Design ETRIC 205 Fundamentals of Lighting Systems ETRIC 206 Fundamentals of Low-Voltage Systems ETRIC 207 Fundamentals of High-Voltage Systems ETRIC 225 Advanced CAD Operations ETRIC 228 Electrical System Design Applications ETRIC 227 Introduction to Commercial Electrical Systems ETRIC 230 Intermediate Electrical System Design ETRIC 234 CAD Design Applications ETRIC 242 Fundamentals of Cost Estimating ETRIC 243 Construction Cost Estimating ETRIC 245 Commercial Electrical Design Applications ETRIC 246 Advanced Electrical System Design ETRIC 247 Codes Applications II ETRIC 248 Construction Specifications |
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