Electrical Programs
Certificates of Completion
- Electrical Lineworker Certificate
Electrical Lineworker Certificate Program
New Mexico electric cooperatives and private firms that perform electrical line work often find it difficult to fill vacancies. DACC’s Electrical Lineworker Program is a one-year pre-apprenticeship certificate program designed to provide students with the technical background and the manual skills necessary for careers in the installation and maintenance of electrical power cables. This training will apply to other industries such as cable television companies, telephone companies and line construction contractors. Opportunities for advancement into supervisory and management positions within these companies is a possibility, but will require a consistently high job performance along with solid leadership skills by individuals.
Students will be exposed to such curriculum topics as AC/DC electrical theory, field training, occupational safety, line construction theory, rigging, and transformers. Campus instruction facilities include a large outdoor training field for pole climbing, line construction, bucket-truck operation and erecting power lines using power-line construction trucks with safety, pole climbing and teamwork highly emphasized. Along with extensive hands-on experience building power lines, students also practice both overhead and underground techniques. As part of the required curriculum, students will be required to work as a cooperative education student with a New Mexico electric cooperative or a private firm that performs electrical line work.
Upon successful completion of the Electrical Lineworker program, the graduate is expected to:
- Practice the electrical skills of the profession in a conscientious, responsible, and accountable manner while recognizing the need to continue to expand their technical knowledge and skills.
- Safely climb poles and operate line bucket trucks and pole setting equipment when performing overhead line construction.
- Safety, teamwork and critical thinking use the acquired analytical skills to solve problems encountered in a field situation.
Graduates are prepared to join the electrical power industry workforce as safe and knowledgeable apprentices.
Program Admissions Criteria
The following items are required for successful admission into the Electrical Lineworker program:
- Admission to DACC
- Background check through the designated affiliate (adverse findings may disqualify a student from acceptance into the program)
- Drug screening
- Human Performance Evaluation; Very Heavy Test
ELWK - Electrical Lineworker
ELWK 130. Introduction to Electrical Power Systems
2 Credits (2)
An overview of electrical power systems, equipment, safety practices, first aid and CPR. May be repeated up to 2 credits. Students must be accepted into the electrical lineworker program before enrolling in this course. Restricted to: OEET majors. Restricted to Community Colleges campuses only.
Corequisite(s): OEET 110,OEET 131.
ELWK 131. Electrical LIneworker Lab I
6 Credits (12P)
Climbing and work on utility poles using ropes and rigging, pole setting and an introduction to transmission and distribution line construction. Maintenance and troubleshooting to include the use of hot sticks. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Students must be accepted into the electrical lineworker program before enrolling in this course. Restricted to: OEET majors. Restricted to Community Colleges campuses only.
Corequisite(s): OEET 110,OEET 130.
ELWK 140. Electrical Power Systems II
3 Credits (2+2P)
Theory of power generation and distribution with emphasis on three phase systems to include transformers, voltage regulators, surge arrestors. Includes troubleshooting. May be repeated up to 3 credits. Students must be accepted into the electrical lineworker program before enrolling in this course. Restricted to: OEET majors. Restricted to Community Colleges campuses only.
Corequisite(s): OEET 141.
ELWK 141. Electrical Lineworker II
6 Credits (12P)
Practice in the installation of electrical power lines including transformers, voltage regulators, and surge arrestors. Also advanced hot sticking procedures, troubleshooting, underground systems procedures, and pole-top rescue. May be repeated up to 6 credits. Students must be accepted into the electrical lineworker program before enrolling in this course. Restricted to: OEET majors. Restricted to Community Colleges campuses only.
Corequisite(s): OEET 140.
ELWK 221. Cooperative Experience I
1-4 Credits (1-4)
Supervised cooperative work program. Student is employed in an approved occupation and is supervised and rated by the employer and instructor. Student will meet in a weekly class. May be repeated up to 4 credits. Consent of Instructor required. Graded: S/U Grading (S/U, Audit). Restricted to Community Colleges campuses only.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
OEET - Electrical Trades
OEET 110. Basic Electricity and Electronics
4 Credits (3+3P)
An introduction to electricity theory and practice, including electron theory, Ohm s law, construction of electrical circuits, direct and alternating currents, magnetism, transformers, and practical applications. Same as HVAC 102, ELT 105, OEPB 102.
OEET 120. Basic Motor Controls
5 Credits (2+6P)
Developing schematics and wiring simple manual and electromechanical control devices.
Prerequisite: OEET 110 or consent of instructor.
OEET 151. Electrical Apprenticeship I
6 Credits (6)
Apprenticeship responsibilities and benefits as well as first aid and CPR will be covered. Hand tools, electrical theory, and the regulations imposed by national codes and OSHA. Students will apply theory taught in their jobs.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
OEET 152. Electrical Apprenticeship II
6 Credits (6)
OHM s law circuit sizing and service panel sizing will be covered in detail. Other topics include low voltage systems, heating and air conditioning circuits, alarm systems and smoke detectors.
Prerequisites: OEET 151 and consent of instructor.
OEET 153. Electrical Apprenticeship III
6 Credits (6)
Various electrical measuring devices will be covered in detail. Inductance, transformers, capacitance, and simple motors will be studied.
Prerequisites: OEET 152 and consent of instructor.
OEET 154. Electrical Apprenticeship IV
6 Credits (6)
Theory and application of three-phase transformers and autotransformers. Electrical distribution using switchboards, panelboards, and circuit breakers.
Prerequisites: OEET 153 and consent of instructor.
OEET 205. National Electric Code
3 Credits (3)
Interpretation and application of the National Electric Code.
Prerequisite: OEET 110.
OEET 251. Electrical Apprenticeship V
6 Credits (6)
Commercial/industrial applications for electricians. Blueprint interpretation, commercial construction types and processes, wiring methods, wiring materials, and motor controls.
Prerequisites: OEET 154 and consent of instructor.
OEET 252. Electrical Apprenticeship VI
6 Credits (6)
In-depth commercial applications to include commercial/industrial service calculations, mobile home parks, multi-family dwellings, and commercial fire/security systems.
Prerequisites: OEET 251 and consent of instructor.
OEET 253. Electrical Apprenticeship VII
6 Credits (6)
Control devices in commercial/industrial applications; emphasis on logic in-line diagrams, time delay starters, reversing starters, and manual/magnetic solenoids.
Prerequisites: OEET 252 and consent of instructor.
OEET 254. Electrical Apprenticeship VIII
6 Credits (6)
Miscellaneous topics for the journeyperson electrician to include power distribution/transmission, solid state controls and relays, photoelectric and proximity controls and programmable controllers.
Prerequisites: OEET 253 and consent of instructor.
OEET 295. Special Topics
1-6 Credits
Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Name: Terry Mount, Department Chair
Office Location: DATS 155A
Phone: (575) 527-7584
Email: TMount@dacc.nmsu.edu
Name: Megan Hernandez-Smith, Advanced Technologies Academic Advisor
Office Location: DATS 155C
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Name: Karina Diven, Advanced Technologies Administrative Assistant
Office Location: DATS 155
Phone: (575) 527-7590
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