Through our association with the Arizona Regional Advanced Manufacturing Professional Upgrade Project, Eastern Arizona College provides state-of-the-art training for the next generation of electrical and instrumentation professionals. AZ RAMP UP is a collaborative effort involving Eastern Arizona College, Central Arizona College, Estrella Mountain Community College Southwest Skill Center, and Gateway Community College Maricopa Skill Center. Our degree and certificate programs provide students with hands-on opportunities to develop entry-level skills for an industrial work environment in the technical field of electronics and instrumentation in a manufacturing environment. Residential and commercial applications are included as well, making graduates of EAC’s electrical and instrumentation program very competitive for high paying jobs.
*2021 national median pay, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
This course is an introductory course into the basic principles of electricity
and electronics theory with emphasis of electrical applications. The course will also
introduce the student to the study of various blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams
and symbols as they are used in practical industrial applications.
This course introduces the student to the various types of direct current and alternating
current motors as well as single and polyphase motors. The course will also demonstrate
various types of motor controls such as relay logic, use of sensors and variable speed
control schemes. The student will learn to take voltage, current and resistance measurements
to troubleshoot motors and control circuits. Students will learn to use and interpret
schematics, drawings, and diagrams to troubleshoot circuits and or design and construct
motor control circuits.