Renewable Energy Technology - CERT C
This Manufacturing Engineering Technology certificate option develops competent technicians who, through their maintenance skills, optimize manufacturing facility and equipment operation, particularly those related to renewable energy sources.
Careers
Renewable Energy Technicians ensure the functioning of equipment that collects, generates or distributes power through alternative means such as wind and solar.
Institution Wide Outcomes
Hutchinson Community College is committed to a tradition of excellence in education that prepares students for success in academics, careers, and life.
To achieve this goal, HutchCC has established five Institution-Wide Outcomes (IWO) that are embedded into all academic courses. These outcomes are designed to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
- Demonstrate the ability to think critically and make reasonable judgments by analyzing, combining, and evaluating information.
- Demonstrate the skills necessary to access and manipulate information through various methods.
- Demonstrate effective communication through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal and collaborative skills.
- Demonstrate effective quantitative-reasoning and computational skills.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of basic refrigeration theory.
- Demonstrate understanding of gas heating theory.
- Demonstrate understanding of fluid flow and controls.
- Read and create electrical schematics and diagrams.
- Demonstrate an understanding of AC and DC electricity.
- Measure electrical units with testing equipment.
- Wire and operate electrical devices and equipment.
- Apply AC electrical and electronic troubleshooting techniques.
- Describe the sequence of operation of refrigeration, HVAC systems and miscellaneous accessories in commercial and residential applications.
- Service and repair HVAC equipment and manufacturing motor controls.
- Demonstrate the ability to dismantle and reconstruct mechanical equipment.
- Develop problem solving methods that increase productivity.
- Describe the impact of communication skills on customer and supervisor relationships.
- Describe the technician's role in production success.
- Describe the influence of work habits, such as attendance and attitudes, on professional success.
Accreditation
Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
