Electrical Technology Program

Baran's Electrical Technology Program gives you the power to compete in today's fast-paced world.  It's a comprehensive program that delivers a variety of career options, upon program completion and apprenticeship and licensing if applicable in your state.  If a career in electricity sparks your interest, Baran will give you the energy and skills to succeed.  

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Scholastic Overview

The Electrical Technology Program is a 78 quarter-credit-hour program. This is a comprehensive program that prepares a student to enter the Electrical Field. During each section of instruction, the students receive the necessary classroom and lab instruction pertaining to the subject that is being taught. After the students have obtained necessary math skills and basic theory, they will design, wire and install various electrical applications in appropriate settings.

Graduates of this program are qualified as entry-level Electrician Apprentices who may work in residential, commercial or industrial settings under the guidance of a licensed electrician. Potential occupations may include, but are not limited to, residential, commercial or industrial construction, maintenance and repair. Graduates should check with their local state licensing bureaus for apprenticeship licensing requirements.

Maximum shop/lab size: 20 students per instructor
Maximum class size: 40 students per instructor
Program length: 12 months days/24 months evenings

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Curriculum:

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICITY
The first module of instruction concentrates on the necessary math skills, appropriate hand tools and safety issues pertaining to the electrical industry. The module will also cover all aspects of basic electricity including alternating current, direct current and residential circuitry and design.

ET 110 Basic Electricity, DC and AC Circuits
[6.01 quarter credits]
During this course of instruction, the students will become experienced with the Basic Laws of Electricity as applied to both Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) Circuits. The students will develop the necessary skills for solving problems for series, parallel and combination circuits. The students will also understand the effects of inductance and capacitance in an AC circuit.

ET 120 Residential Circuitry and Design
[6.11 quarter credits]
In this course of instruction the students are introduced to the National Electrical Code (NEC) and various governing institutions of the Electrical Industry. They become experienced in the calculations necessary for determining electrical boxfill, sizing circuit conductors and over current protection as defined by the National Electrical Code.

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY
This segment of instruction concentrates on development of the student's ability to perform residential electrical installations. Instruction will include understanding modern construction principles as well as an introduction to blueprint reading. The student will also learn the calculations for sizing, lighting, receptacles, switching and branch circuits in accordance with the NEC. Students gain hands-on experience in numerous residential installations.

ET 210 Residential Lighting and Receptacle Circuits
[6.41 quarter credits]
During this course of instruction, the students develop the necessary skills for grouping receptacle and lighting loads. They learn about the correct positioning of receptacles around baseboard heating, and how to develop and install lighting branch circuits for all living areas in residential homes. The students will also size and install a laundry circuit, and various types of dimming controls.

ET 220 Residential Advanced Circuitry
[6.51 quarter credits]
During this course of instruction, the students are taught how to wire garages, basements and workbench areas, including ground fault protection. Using hands-on the students learn how to design and install an electric base- board heating system. They will learn how to apply derating and correction factors to circuits in conduit, and size circuits for various utilization equipment.

COMMERCIAL ELECTRICITY
This module of instruction will concentrate on development of the student's ability to perform commercial electrical installations. Students perform a residential service installation and begin working with commercial /industrial power tools. They learn how to correctly size and install various commercial feeders, circuits, raceways and fixtures.

ET 300 Residential Services/Commercial Tools and Safety
[6.06 quarter credits]
During this course of instruction, the students will become knowledgeable of the various codes used in determining the total calculated load for a residential service and perform an installation. The students will become familiar with the operation of various commercial / industrial electrical tools. This section also covers the basics of fuses, circuit breakers and conduit installation.

ET 310 Commercial Circuits, Drawings and Transformers
[6.66 quarter credits]
Students are taught how to distinguish and identify the three major types of single-phase transformers, understand nameplate data and perform installations. They learn how to identify symbols and work with commercial drawings. They will determine minimum branch circuit loading and proper installation of various devices, boxes, utilization equipment and raceways.

ET 320 Commercial Feeders, Lighting and Circuits
[6.79 quarter credits]
At the end of the unit the students will be able to identify the three most popular types of lamps and install commercial luminaires. They will be introduced to basic motor circuits, learn the difference between appliance and utilization equipment, how to compute a feeder load as defined by NEC and be able to describe the main parts of an electric boiler control circuit.

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY
This section of the course concentrates on the development of the student's ability to perform industrial electrical installations. Students perform a commercial / industrial three phase service installation, they will also learn how to design and perform various other electrical installations, as well as troubleshoot electric motors, controllers, transformers and motor control circuits.

ET 400 Three Phase Power and Installations
[6.76 quarter credits]
During this course of instruction, the students prepare a material list for electrical rough-in and correctly size and install a panel, overcurrent protection and feeders. In addition, they will prepare a panelboard directory, work with the sizing, selection and operations of emergency plans, fuses and circuit breakers as defined by the NEC They are taught how to read site plans and select proper materials for the sitework.

ET 410 Industrial Motors and Controllers
[6.46 quarter credits]
During this course of instruction, the students will be working with, and wiring various types of direct current, single phase and three phase industrial motors and controllers in accordance with the NEC Students learn the concept of power factor and how to correct it.

ET 420 Industrial Transformers and Motor Control
[6.36 quarter credits]
During this course of instruction, the students learn how to determine different voltages and current values, how to properly connect three-phase transformers in various configurations and how to start, stop, speed control and protect electric motors. They will also learn how to design and draw motor control schematics.

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