Technical Studies in Electrical, AAS

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Technical Studies in Electrical, AAS is a program taught at Wytheville Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Four semesters) options.

The Associate of Applied Science Technical Studies in Electrical prepares students for employment in the electrical field. The training is based on the current Virginia adoption of the National Electric Code (NEC) and includes technical skills for electrical work, along with stackable certifications through Level I and II.

The program runs for four semesters. It combines classroom instruction with laboratory hours across courses in areas such as shop practices, home electric power, basic electricity, residential wiring, blueprint reading, the National Electrical Code, electrical troubleshooting, commercial wiring methods, and related technical and general education. The degree includes supervised study, a coordinated internship, and a coordinated internship or seminar and project in a summer semester.

The program is designed to support occupational objectives including journeyman electrical tradesman licensure and master electrical tradesman, and it also lists maintenance as an occupational objective.

Modules

Shop Practices and Procedures
Introduction to Construction
Home Electric Power
Basic Electricity
Residential Wiring Methods
Supervised Study - ELE 199
Blueprint Reading and the Building Code
Sustainable Construction
National Electrical Code - Residential
Electrical Troubleshooting
Commercial Wiring Methods
Construction Management I

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Technical Studies in Electrical, AAS at Wytheville Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Wytheville Community College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Wytheville Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Technical Studies in Electrical, AAS.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Associate of Applied Science Technical Studies in Electrical requires competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.