Energy Systems Technology

www.wwcc.edu/programs/energy-systems-technology/

Program available at/via: [Walla Walla][Clarkston]

Department Overview: Energy Systems Technology trains its students for entry into many areas of the electrical industry. Heating and cooling makes up a large sector of the electrical industry. Renewable energy is another sector that hires electrical workers. Industrial maintenance is another one. This program gives the student the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to enter any of these career paths.

This technical program provides the student with a skill set highly desired by many employers in energy related trades including but not limited to: electrical contractors, heating cooling ventilation and refrigeration contractors, food processors, manufacturers, building maintenance contractors, wineries, electrical power producers, electrical and mechanical controls manufacturers and Hotel/Motel chain maintenance managers. This program is intended to meet the needs of the employers listed above and others not listed by training students to be productive and desirable employees with the skills needed for entry level positions.

Upon entering this program, the student must declare their concentration choice. For the Clarkston campus the choice is Industrial Mechanics. For the Walla Walla campus the choices are Mechanical Electrical or Electrical Heating and Cooling.

Program Level Outcomes:

Demonstrate the highest standards of personal and professional safety.
Demonstrate knowledge of electrical safety, theory, vocabulary, and calculations of series, parallel, and combination circuits involving direct and alternating current.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of: resistors, inductors and capacitors; resistive-inductive-capacitive reactance circuits, single and three-phase transformers, DC generators and motors, three-phase alternators, and single and three-phase motors.
Read schematics, wire and test various types of electrical circuits.
Demonstrate and describe proper safety procedures for working with: rotating machinery, pressurized vessels and systems, chemicals, ladders and energy, electricity, hot and cold fluids and moving heavy objects.
Explain solid state components and devices.
Demonstrate understanding of programmable logic controls (PLC) and direct digital controls (DDC).

Entrance Requirements: Short essay requirements - typed, covering the following topics: Why are you interested in studying Energy Systems Technology? What do you see as your role in the future of the Energy Systems Industry? Schedule an interview with an instructor through the workforce navigator. This interview may take place in-person, online, or via phone.

Industry Description: The electrical industry supports many other industries such as: manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, entertainment, information, service industries and residential; by connecting power to the lighting that we use to work by, the machines that make the products and process the food we need and use every day. There are very few places that the electrical industry isn’t involved in some way. Electrical workers needed nearly everywhere, making it a great career choice.

Courses

Energy Systems Technology

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration