Electrical Technology
Poplarville, USA
Course
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Electrical Technology program at Pearl River Community College leads to a Career Certificate, Technical Certificate, or Associate of Applied Science. It trains students to install, operate, maintain, and repair residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems including wiring, conduit, lighting, DC and AC motors, motor controls, programmable logic control, and distribution panels. Classroom instruction covers electrical theory, blueprint reading, math, electrical code requirements, and safety, with hands-on training in installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
Career Outcomes: Career opportunities include electrician, installer, maintenance technician, industrial electrician, motor control, PLC technician, building systems technician, controls technician, and entry-level supervisor or contractor trainee.
The Electrical Technology Program at Pearl River Community College is designed to lead to a Career Certificate, Technical Certificate, or an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electrical Technology.
The program prepares individuals to install, operate, maintain, and repair electrical systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electrical wiring, and conduit systems, commercial lighting, DC motors, AC motors, motor controls, programmable logic control, and electrical distribution panels.
Instruction includes in-depth training in many aspects of the electrical field.
In the classroom, students learn electrical theory, blueprint reading, and mathematics pertaining to the field of electrical technology, electrical code requirements, and safety.
