Electrical Utilities & Substation Technology, AAS Degree
The goal of the Electrical Utilities & Substation Technology program is to provide students with an extensive hands-on experience that integrates the knowledge, skills and competencies that the electrical power utility industry needs to ensure that customers have access to power. Graduates will learn to install, inspect, test, repair and maintain electrical equipment in substations and other smart grid equipment on the power grid.
Substation technicians are individuals who work with electrical engineers to design, construct and maintain a substation, the facility which collects power at the generation site, connects to a transmission grid and downloads energy to a distribution network where the power is delivered to the consumer. Graduates will find employment working outdoors at a substation or performing maintenance on the grid system housed inside a utilities service facility.
Students are expected to conform to Rules for Programs with Required Drug and Alcohol Testing while enrolled in this program.
Admissions Requirements: Applicants to the program must be a graduate of Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Wind Turbine Technology or Power Line Construction & Maintenance or must have a complete transcript from another institution
Note: Students are required to use a laptop or notebook computer for this program. Students may purchase a laptop from Mitchell Tech or bring their own device that meets Mitchell Tech specifications.
Award: AAS Degree
First Semester
Second Semester
| EUST 115 | Substation Operations Lab II | 4 |
| EUST 121 | Substation Operations II | 3 |
| EUST 130 | Intro to Smart Grid & Metering | 2 |
| EUST 131 | Fiber Optics for Substations | 2 |
| EUST 142 | Substation Communications Technology | 2 |
| EUST 151 | Substation Safety II | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
| CIS 105 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| | Math Elective | 3 |
| | Communications Elective | 3 |
| | Behavioral Science Elective | 3 |
| | Social Science Elective | 3 |
Total Credits Required to Graduate: Diploma or Certificate from an accredited institution (minimum 25 credits) plus 29 technical credits from Mitchell Tech and 15 general education credits to earn the AAS degree.
Total Credits Required to Graduate: 69
