Electrical Technology
Amp up your career and become an industrial or construction electrician.
What is Electrical Technology?
If you plan to work in industrial, commercial or residential electricity, then the Electrical Technology program is for you. This program will meet the training needs of two areas of concentration: Industrial Electrician or Construction Electrician.
You will learn electrical theory, industrial motor controls, programmable logic controllers, electrical panel building, pneumatic/hydraulic circuits, residential wiring, commercial wiring, and electrical troubleshooting. Laboratory activities will give you the opportunity to work with installation projects, switching and control equipment, typically used in problem solving procedures, and the maintenance of electrical equipment.
Getting Started
What are my degree, diploma, and certificate options?
- Electrical Technology - AAS - Automated Industrial Controls Technician Track (Springfield Campus Only)
- Electrical Technology - AAS - Construction Electrician Track (Main Campus Only)
- Electrical Technology - AAS - Industrial Automation and Process Control Technician Track (Main Campus Only)
- Electrical Technology - AAS - Industrial Automation and Robotics Technician Track (Main Campus Only)
- Automated Industrial Controls Technician Track - Diploma (Springfield Campus Only)
- Construction Electrician Track - Diploma (Main Campus Only)
- Industrial Automation and Process Control Technician Track - Diploma (Main Campus Only)
- Industrial Automation and Robotics Technician Track - Diploma (Main Campus Only)
- Automated Industrial Controls Technician Level I - Certificate (Springfield Campus Only)
- Automated Industrial Controls Technician Level II - Certificate (Springfield Campus Only)
- Construction Electrician Level I - Certificate (Main Campus Only)
- Construction Electrician Level II - Certificate (Main Campus Only)
- Construction Electrician Level III - Certificate (Main Campus Only)
- Industrial Automation and Process Control Technicial Level I - Certificate (Main Campus Only)
- Industrial Automation and Process Control Technicial Level II - Certificate (Main Campus Only)
- Industrial Automation and Robotics Technicial Level I - Certificate (Main Campus Only)
- Industrial Automation and Robotics Technicial Level II - Certificate (Main Campus Only)
ECTC has numerous partnerships with 4-year universities. If you are interested in a transfer pathway in this field, check out our partnering university pathways. Find more information on transferring from ECTC.
How Do I Pay For This?
Worry no more. With the lowest tuition in Kentucky, financial aid options, and a helping hand to guide you through the application process, ECTC has you covered. ECTC will help you reach your goals at a price that won't break the bank.
Where do I start?
Apply for admission to ECTC to receive information from the Admissions Office about submitting your placement test scores (ACT or other exams) and to schedule a meeting with an advisor to register for your classes.
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Field Licensure Requirements
Students wanting to work in industry as an Automation Technician, Robot Technician, Process Control Technician, or Industrial Electrician do not need a State or Federal License.
Students wanting to work as a Residential or Commercial Electrician must follow the guidelines listed by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction.
- Has paid to the office the application fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200)
and the appropriate examination fee, which shall not exceed the actual cost of examination;
- Has achieved a passing score, as set by the office, on all portions of the examination
required by the office. The office shall promulgate administrative regulations to
specify who shall take the examination if the applicant is a business entity; and
- Has submitted proof that he or she has complied with workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance laws and administrative regulations and has obtained a general liability insurance policy of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
- Has paid to the office the application fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100)
and the appropriate examination fee not to exceed the actual cost of the examination;
- Has completed:
- Six (6) years of verifiable experience in the electrical trade; and
- A training course in electrical work, acceptable to the office, or an additional two
(2) years of verifiable experience in the electrical trade; and
- Six (6) years of verifiable experience in the electrical trade; and
- Has achieved a passing score, as set by the office, on all portions of the examination required by the office.
- Has paid to the office the application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) and the
appropriate examination fee not to exceed the actual cost of the examination;
- Has completed:
- Four (4) years of verifiable experience in the electrical trade; and
- A training course in electrical work, acceptable to the office, or an additional two
(2) years of verifiable experience in the electrical trade; and
- Four (4) years of verifiable experience in the electrical trade; and
- Has achieved a passing score, as set by the office, on all portions of the examination required by the office.
Length of Program
You can earn an associate in applied science degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.
This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog. You should always choose classes in collaboration with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.
