Program Details

Career Studies Certificate in NCCER Electrical

Career Studies Certificate

Mountain Gateway Community College

This curriculum places strong emphasis on safe work practices, while covering applied electrical theory and residential, commercial, and industrial electrical knowledge and skills. Coverage of the National Electrical Code® is integrated throughout to ensure learners are prepared as competent journeyman electricians. The four-level Electrical curriculum also complies with the U.S. Department of Labor’s related technical instruction standards for apprenticeship programs.

Outcomes

Leads to the four-level NCCER Electrical craft credential in preparation for a career as a skilled professional in the electrical field.

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Program Guidance Element	What You Need to Know
Considerations for Selecting Degree	This curriculum places strong emphasis on safe work practices, while covering applied electrical theory and residential, commercial, and industrial electrical knowledge and skills. Coverage of the National Electrical Code® is integrated throughout to ensure learners are prepared as competent journeyman electricians. The four-level Electrical curriculum also complies with the U.S. Department of Labor’s related technical instruction standards for apprenticeship programs.
Considerations When Selecting Courses	Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year Connect with an advisor at your community college and Mountain Gateway Community College within your first year
Program Requirements Beyond Specific Courses
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What If I Have An Associate Degree Or Credit For Prior Learning?

Transfer Guidance Element	What You Need to Know
Associate Transfer Degree Completion	We award SDV 100 credit for prior learning for transfer students who have completed an Associate degree or higher.
Completion of Associate Degree Concurrent with High School	Students earning an associate degree while in high school are not eligible for guaranteed admission programs and must complete 3 college specific general education courses. All courses are evaluated and transferred as applicable to your degree.
Credit for Prior Learning	Yes
Did You Know That...	Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree? Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at: Mountain Gateway Community College

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College Fit Guidance	What You Need to Know
Is This College Right For Me?	MGCC provides a great start with small class sizes, personal service, and innovative programs with competetive prices.
Transfer Student Catalog Year	Year of admission
First Year Student Catalog Year	Catalog year determined by first semester of attendance
Applying for Guaranteed Admissions	None required

Where Can This Degree Transfer

This section displays degrees most closely related to this program and to which you may be able to transfer. So, you can use this list to find the next degree you can complete in your major. Please click the degree name to visit that program page.

Institution	Title	Degree	Award Name	Award Level	Delivery Mode
Brightpoint Community College	Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person, Hybrid
Tidewater Community College	Associate of Applied Science - Electrical Technology (Programming and Logic Control)	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person
Tidewater Community College	Associate of Applied Science - Electrical Technology (Industrial and Business Management)	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person
Tidewater Community College	Associate of Applied Science - Electrical Technology (Renewable Energy Technologies)	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person
Tidewater Community College	Associate of Applied Science - Electrical Technology (Fiber and Data Cabling)	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person
Tidewater Community College	Associate of Applied Science - Electrical Technology (Occupational Safety)	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person
Virginia Highlands Community College	Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electrical Technology	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person, Hybrid
Virginia Highlands Community College	Associate of Applied Science in Electrical Technology - Specialization in Mechatronics	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person, Hybrid
Virginia Highlands Community College	Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electrical Technology - Specialization in Energy Technology	Associate	Associate of Applied Science	2-Year	In-Person, Hybrid

Careers Where This Degree Applies

O*Net Code	Name	Description	Parent
47-2111.00	Electricians	Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.	Construction and Extraction Occupations
47-1011.00	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.	Construction and Extraction Occupations
49-2098.00	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
49-9097.00	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
47-1011.03	Solar Energy Installation Managers	Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.	Construction and Extraction Occupations

Cost To Complete

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