Electrical Construction and Maintenance

The Electrical Construction and Maintenance degree prepares you to enter a career with knowledge and skill in four areas: residential, commercial and industrial installations; transformers; motors and motor control; and industrial electronics.

You will learn about electrical circuits, as well as the theory and mathematics necessary to plan and install electrical systems. By graduation, you will have more than 750 hours of hands-on experience.

This academic program is primarily designed for those who wish to enter the workforce immediately following graduation.

This program is offered by the Building Systems Technology Department.

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Top-Tier Instruction and Facilities

The program provides extensive hands-on training in residential, commercial and industrial environments. It also offers quality instruction, bringing field knowledge, practices and experience to the classroom, and utilizes state-of-the-art facilities.

Industry Connections

The college has many established relationships with industry leaders, providing students with the latest technology and lucrative job opportunities.

Further Study

Graduates of the program are prepared to continue in the college's Overhead Electric Line Worker Certificate program.

Apprenticeship

The degree fulfills the related instruction component of the state certified apprenticeship program for construction and plant maintenance electricians.

Recent employers include Albany Engineering; Amtrak; Armored Solutions; AVG; CNY Electric; Comalli Group; Con Edison; General Electric; and GlobalFoundries.

Electrician working on a power box at a home

Graduates of this program can often choose between multiple fields, including construction, manufacturing, the utility industry, communications, semiconductor manufacturing and industrial controls, and have found work as residential and commercial electricians, electrical contractors, renewable energy and telephone company installers, and more.

Salaries vary based on position and degree attainment. Here are the median salaries taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (as of 2017): Electrician, $62,270; Electronics Installers and Repairers, $57,210; Machinery Maintenance Worker, $47,610.

Technical Standards have been developed to establish the essential skills that a student must possess to be able to fully participate and complete the required tasks and assignments in the Building Systems Technology Department programs. They are intended to inform the prospective student/professional of the attributes, characteristics and abilities essential to the fields taught in the Building Systems Technology Department. They also protect qualified persons with disabling conditions against discrimination.

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