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Electrical Technology
Course Outline

Program Overview

Powering the Future – Join Our Electrical Program!

Our Electrical Program at Fort Hays Tech | Northwest is sparking incredible success! Due to overwhelming demand, we are officially FULL for the upcoming school year. This means more students than ever are choosing to build their futures with us—and we couldn’t be more thrilled!

But don’t worry—your opportunity to be part of this high-voltage program isn’t gone! We are expanding to meet the growing demand, and we encourage you to get on our waiting list for the next available spot. Our program is designed to give students hands-on experience, industry-leading instruction, and a direct path to a bright career in the electrical field.

Want to secure your future in this exciting industry? Join the waitlist today! Spaces will fill quickly, and we’ll reach out as soon as openings become available.

? Contact us now to learn more and take the first step toward your electrifying career!

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Electrical Technology is a program that provides instruction to develop basic electrician skills, technical knowledge and related occupational information to prepare you for initial employment in the electrical trade. The class will begin with the basic fundamentals of electricity and progress through all types of residential, commercial, and industrial wiring, including the most advanced solid state motor controls. Throughout the program, instruction will include class work, shop projects, and on-the-job service work.

The actual hands-on training is very essential because it allows you to learn by gaining job experience combined with the related technical information. Applied training will include off-campus service calls in motor control repairs, industrial maintenance and new or existing commercial/residential wiring. You also become familiar with various electrical systems through on-campus electrical maintenance.

New Program Developments

GreenApple Labs

In 2019, we launched a new partnership with the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) and Greenlee to found one of the top GreenApple Labs by Greenlee in the country! This brings industry-leading equipment into an entirely new lab space and industry-recognized credentials provided by Greenlee and NC3. This means as a graduate of Fort Hays Tech | Northwest, you will head into the workforce with not only your degree or certificate but also with training and certifications provided by an industry-leading partner - Greenlee.

The Fort Hays Tech | Northwest Electrical Technology program is in alignment with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CIP code 46.0302: Electrician. A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.

Degree and Certificate Options

Associate of Applied Science (or Technical Certificate)

The following Industry Recognized Certications are available for students to earn while in the program:

  • ICC Kansas Journeyman Electrician
  • OSHA 10 Hour Construction
  • Genie Industries certificate for Mobile Elevated Work Platform

NC3 Greenlee

  • Bending Basics
  • Advanced Bending
  • Conductor Fishing
  • Conductor Pulling
  • Wire Pathways-Knockouts
  • Wire Pathways- Rotary
  • Branch and Series Level
    Termination
  • Service Level Termination
  • Three Phase Testing
  • Insulation & Ground Rod
    Resistance Testing

NC3 Festo

Fundamentals of Electricity –
AC
? Fundamentals of Electricity –
DC
? Fundamentals of PLCs –
Allen Bradley
? Fundamentals of Sensor
Technology
? Applied PLCs – Allen Bradley
? Applied Principles of Smart
Sensors
? Applied Industrial Motor
Controls

 NC3 Ridgid
? Manual & Hand-held
power threading
? Power Machine Threading

 

NCCER Electrical

Core
? Build Your Future in
Construction
? Basic Safety (Construction
Site Safety Orientation)
? Introduction to
Construction Math
? Introduction to Hand Tools
? Introduction to Power
Tools
? Introduction to
Construction Drawings
? Introduction to Basic
Rigging
? Basic Communication Skills
? Basic Employability Skills
? Introduction to Materials
Handling		 Level 1
? Occupational Overview: The
Electrical Industry
? Safety for Electricians
? Introduction to Electrical
Circuits
? Electrical Theory
? Introduction to the National
Electrical Code
? Outlet, Device, Pull, and
Junction Boxes
? Hand Bending
? Wireways, Raceways, and
Fittings
? Conductors and Cables
? Basic Electrical Construction
Drawings
? Residential Wiring
? Electrical Test Equipment		 Level 2
? Alternating Current
? Motors: Theory and
Application
? Electric Lighting
? Conduit Bending
? Pull and Junction Boxes
? Conductor Installations
? Cable Tray
? Conductor Terminations
and Splices
? Grounding and Bonding
? Circuit Breakers and Fuses
? Control Systems and
Fundamental Concepts
Level 3
? Load Calculations: Branch
and Feeder Circuits
? Conductor Selection and
Calculations
? Practical Applications of
Lighting
? Hazardous Locations
? Overcurrent Protection
? Distribution Equipment
? Transformers
? Commercial Electrical
Services
? Motor Calculations
? Voice, Data, and Video
? Motor Controls		 Level 4
? Load Calculations: Feeders
and Services
? Health Care Facilities
? Standby and Emergency
Systems
? Basic Electronic Theory
? Fire Alarm Systems
? Specialty Transformers
? Advanced Controls
? HVAC Controls
? Heat Tracing and Freeze
Protection
? Motor Operation and
Maintenance
? Medium-Voltage
Terminations/Splices
? Special Locations
? Introduction to Leadership		  

 

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate safety while working with electrical equipment.
  • Analyze schematics and blueprints.
  • Perform installation of electrical equipment and materials in residential, industrial and commercial.
  • Apply the theory of electrical technology to specific jobs using critical thinking/reasoning.
  • Diagnose and install motor control centers.
  • Utilize trouble-shooting techniques.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of NEC.
  • Demonstrate mathematical and reasoning skills.
  • Demonstrate effective reading, writing, speaking, listening and time management skills.
  • Construct a resume.

Career Outcomes in
Electrical Technology

Projected Salary
$35,000– $65,000 per year

Job Placement

In 2020, Electrical Technology placed 100% of its graduates.

Electrical Technology students will gain a thorough knowledge of the National Electric Code. You will prepare for and develop the competency to pass the state-prescribed Journeyman test. A Journeyman’s Electrician license will be awarded to you once you receive a passing grade on this exam. You must also complete the occupational work experience (OWE) as required by the licensing state for a Journeyman’ s Electrician license.

*Students in this program are eligible for the Kansas Promise Act Scholarship.
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Faculty

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Faculty & Advisors

Logan Dobbs

Logan Dobbs
Electrical Technology Instructor

Office: 785-890-1537
logan.dobbs@fhnw.edu

Troy Laughlin

Troy Laughlin
Electrical Technology Instructor

Office: 785-890-1538
troy.laughlin@fhnw.edu

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Admissions Checklist

Below is a list of items Fort Hays Tech | Northwest’s Admissions Team will need prior to your acceptance into the Electrical Technology program.

  • A Fort Hays Tech | Northwest Application Completed and Submitted

  • High School or GED Transcript Submitted

  • (If Applicable) College Transcript Submitted

  • ACT or AccuPlacer Scores Submitted (AccuPlacer Testing can be scheduled on-site at the Fort Hays Tech | Northwest campus)

Required items can be submitted in person at the Fort Hays Tech | Northwest campus, via postal mail addressed to: Northwest Tech Admissions, 1209 Harrison, Goodland, KS, or through email communications with admissions@fhnw.edu.

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Advisory Committee

Eugene Becker  Elmer Jacobs
Marvin Bickner Marty Johnson
Lonnie Coon Dan Jones
Steve Daniel Bill Kramer
Rick Gashler Griff Lincoln 
Jonah Gehring Gary McClung
Matt Gehring Mike Pollock
Chris Gerstner Lowell Reith
Bob Herl John Spero
Lynn Holmes
 Jeff Unger