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Electrical Training Program
Looking to start a new career in electrical or advance your existing skillset? The Electrical Training Program at Bucks County Community College gives you hands-on experience at our state-of-the-art facility in Bristol, PA.
Best 66 hours spent in a classroom!
— Electric Level 1 graduate
Offering introductory, intermediate, and advanced sections, you can take one or all three levels or join the level based on your experience. No electrical experience is necessary to apply to Level 1. Our experienced instructors will guide you and help you build a strong foundation for your future career. These electrical trainings provide foundational and fundamental learning and are not training a participant to be an electrician.
Upcoming Cohort Start Dates
- Level 1: April 22, 2025
- Level 2: June 2, 2025
Level 2 or 3: Must have taken, or test out of, Level 1. Call 267-685-4884 or email bridget.hughes@bucks.edu to schedule a time to test.
Attend an Information Session
Learn more about the program and future start dates at an upcoming information session. To register to attend, contact Bridget Hughes at bridget.hughes@bucks.edu or call 267-685-4884.
Sessions are held at the Center for Advanced Technologies (CAT) at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in Bristol, PA.
Level 1 Info Session:
Level 2 Information Session:
Program Details
Cost
Each level of the course costs $2,200 and includes curriculum and materials.
Location
Classes are held at the Center for Advanced Technologies (CAT) at the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in Bristol, PA.
Schedule
- 11-weeks | 66 hours
- 5:30-8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted
- Level 1: Tuesday and Thursday
- Level 2 or 3: Monday and Wednesday
- Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; limited seats
Entry Requirements
- Attend an information session and fill out an application
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Have a high school diploma or GED
- No experience necessary for Level 1
- Pre-requisites for Level 2 or 3: must have taken Level 1 or test into your level of choice
- Possess advanced or near-native English fluency to be successful in the course
Course Levels
Level 1: Basic Electricity-AC/DC Circuits
Explore the basic concepts of electricity used in many applications.
Topics include:
- Electrical safety
- Electrical circuit components
- Input and output devices
- Basic measurements of voltage, resistance and current in series and parallel circuits
- Ohm’s Law & Kirchhoff’s Law
- Power in series and parallel circuits, circuit protection devices
- How to select, connect, troubleshoot transformers
- Hands on wiring:
- Romex
- MC Cable
- EMT (electrical mechanical tubing)
- Learn how to install residential and commercial wiring systems as well as the theory behind each.
Level 2: Electrical Relay Control & PLCs
Geared for industrial and commercial installation, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and hands-on skills of Electrical Relay Control and Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs).
Topics include:
- Control logic and sequencing control
- Timers and advanced systems
- Function of a PLC
- Operation of basic PLC logic elements
- Operation of the PLC and how it’s programming language works
- Enter, edit, store PLC programs using PLC software
- How the PLC is programmed to control electric motor applications
- Demonstrate how to add comments, copy, paste
- Interface a number of common I/0 devices and test this interfacing
- Perform tests on the PLC components to learn where failures can occur
- Tell how a component is good or bad
- Gain knowledge to design, program and operate the PLC to control a number of process applications
- Wiring Relays and motors/lights
Level 3: Electrical Motor Controls
Geared for industrial and commercial installation, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and skills required by technicians in various industries.
Topics include:
- Introduction to electric motor control
- Manual motor control & overload protection
- Control transformers
- Control ladder logic
- Control relays & motor starters
- Introduction to troubleshooting, systems troubleshooting, reversing motor control
- Automatic input devices
- Basic timer control: on-delay and off-delay
- Wiring 3 phase motor
- Reversing motors Stop/Start
