2020-2021 Course Catalog

Facilities Maintenance Specialty

The Facilities Maintenance Specialty is designed to prepare students for work in the commercial maintenance area. Today’s commercial facilities are high technology environments demanding a special set of skills. This program is a blend of courses taken from the electrical, mechanical, and HVAC disciplines designed to prepare students for success in this challenging environment.

Sample Job Titles

Plant Maintenance, Facilities Maintenance, Building Maintenance

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 63 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
  2. Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
  3. Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland Community College

Curriculum Requirements

Required Courses

COMM 120Business & Professional Speaking

3.0

Or

COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

DRAFT 103AutoCAD, Introductory

3.0

Or

ENGT 102Blueprint Reading

3.0

ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0

Or

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

ENGT 101Motor Control Fundamentals

4.0

ENGT 103Fluid Power Fundamentals

3.0

ENGT 105Occupational Safety (MSSC-1)

3.0

ENGT 111Motor Control Applications

4.0

ENGT 120Process Control Fundamentals

3.0

ENGT 212Motor Control Systems

4.0

ENGT 232Rigging & Cranes

2.0

ENGT 290Work Exp. Practicum & Seminar

3.0

Or

ENGT 295Workplace Simulation & Project

3.0

Or

ENGT 299Systems Integration

3.0

HVAC 100Refrigeration Fundamentals

3.0

HVAC 107HVAC/R Installation

3.0

HVAC 130Electricity Fundamentals

3.0

HVAC 132Control Applications

3.0

HVAC 140Troubleshooting Air ConditioningSystems

3.0

HVAC 242Residential Heating Systems

3.0

MATH 104Technical Mathematics

4.0

Or

MATH 110Concepts of Mathematics

4.0

Social Science Electives

Number of Credit Hours Required: 3.00

ANTHR 101Introduction to Anthropology

3.0

ANTHR 110Intro to Cultural Anthropology

3.0

ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0

ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0

ED 102Field Experience in Education

2.0

ED 105Using Technology in the Classroo

3.0

ED 107Art for Elementary School Teachers

3.0

ED 108The Multicultural Classroom

3.0

ED 109Principles of Reading

3.0

ED 200Educational Psychology

3.0

ED 205Foundations of Education

3.0

ED 210Introduction to Bilingual Education

3.0

HIST 101United States to 1877

4.0

HIST 102United States since 1877

4.0

PREL 100Human Relations

3.0

PREL 110Supervision

3.0

POLS 100People & Politics

3.0

POLS 110American National Government

3.0

POLS 120Pol in States and Communities

3.0

PSYCH 110Introduction to Psychology

3.0

PSYCH 145Human Growth & Development

3.0

PSYCH 150Child Psychology

3.0

PSYCH 200Educational Psychology

3.0

PSYCH 210Social Psychology

3.0

PSYCH 250Human Sexuality

3.0

PSYCH 260Theories of Personality

3.0

PSYCH 280Abnormal Psychology

3.0

SOCIO 105Domestic Violence & Intervention Techniques

2.0

SOCIO 110Introduction to Sociology

3.0

SOCIO 125Parenting

3.0

SOCIO 130Criminology

3.0

SOCIO 135The Study of Substance Abuse

3.0

SOCIO 141Introduction to Social Work

3.0

SOCIO 142Social Services Field Experience

3.0

SOCIO 150Social Problems

3.0

SOCIO 200Marriage and the Family

3.0

SOCIO 210Sociology of Deviant Behavior

3.0

SOCIO 225Race, Class & Gender in the United States

3.0

SOCS 280Interdisciplinary Field Experience in the Social Science

3.0

General Education Electives

Number of Credit Hours Required: 3.00. PHYS 101 or PHYS 115 recommended

Suggested Course Sequence

Fall Semester

ENGT 101Motor Control Fundamentals

4.0

ENGT 103Fluid Power Fundamentals

3.0

HVAC 100Refrigeration Fundamentals

3.0

HVAC 130Electricity Fundamentals

3.0

Spring Semester

ENGT 105Occupational Safety (MSSC-1)

3.0

ENGT 111Motor Control Applications

4.0

ENGT 120Process Control Fundamentals

3.0

HVAC 107HVAC/R Installation

3.0

HVAC 140Troubleshooting Air ConditioningSystems

3.0

Fall Semester

ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0

Or

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

ENGT 212Motor Control Systems

4.0

HVAC 132Control Applications

3.0

HVAC 242Residential Heating Systems

3.0

MATH 104Technical Mathematics

4.0

Or

MATH 110Concepts of Mathematics

4.0

Spring Semester

COMM 120Business & Professional Speaking

3.0

Or

COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

DRAFT 103AutoCAD, Introductory

3.0

Or

ENGT 102Blueprint Reading

3.0

ENGT 232Rigging & Cranes

2.0

ENGT 290Work Exp. Practicum & Seminar

3.0

Or

ENGT 295Workplace Simulation & Project

3.0

Or

ENGT 299Systems Integration

3.0

General Education Elective

3.0

Social Science Elective

3.0

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