2022-2023 Course Catalog

Mechanical Systems Specialty

The Mechanical Systems Specialty prepares the student to install, monitor, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical systems found in industrial plants, public buildings, and utility stations. This concentration is suited for students interested in areas such as rigging and cranes, mechanical drives, compressors, pump systems, pipe systems, and lubrication systems. An emphasis is placed on predictive maintenance technologies, a popular method to streamline industrial maintenance operations. Students will use various instruments to collect and analyze data from mechanical systems.

Sample Job Titles

Industrial Mechanic, Millwright, Technical Sales Representative, Field Service Repair Technician

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 66 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

DRAFT 236Solid Modeling 2

4.0

Or

ENGT 102Blueprint Reading

3.0

ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0

Or

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

ENGT 100Manufacturing Processes

3.0

ENGT 101Motor Control Fundamentals

4.0

ENGT 103Fluid Power Fundamentals

3.0

ENGT 104CNC Fundamentals

3.0

ENGT 105Occupational Safety (MSSC-1)

3.0

ENGT 111Motor Control Applications

4.0

ENGT 131Maintenance Fundamentals

4.0

ENGT 150Machining Fundamentals

2.0

ENGT 230Power Transmission Applications

3.0

ENGT 231Piping Fundamentals

2.0

ENGT 232Rigging & Cranes

2.0

ENGT 233Lubrication Systems

2.0

ENGT 234Pump Applications

2.0

ENGT 235Industrial Machinery Repair

2.0

ENGT 242Fluid Power Systems

3.0

ENGT 290Work Exp. Practicum & Seminar

3.0

Or

ENGT 295Workplace Simulation & Project

3.0

Or

ENGT 299Systems Integration

3.0

MATH 104Technical Mathematics

4.0

Or

MATH 110Concepts of Mathematics

4.0

WELD 195Industrial Welding Fundamentals

3.0

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 Classroom

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

P REL 100Human Relations

3.0

P REL 110Supervision

3.0

POL S 100People & Politics

3.0

POL S 110American National Government

3.0

POL S 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 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

SOC S 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 100Manufacturing Processes

3.0

ENGT 101Motor Control Fundamentals

4.0

ENGT 103Fluid Power Fundamentals

3.0

ENGT 104CNC Fundamentals

3.0

MATH 104Technical Mathematics

4.0

Or

MATH 110Concepts of Mathematics

4.0

Spring Semester

DRAFT 103AutoCAD, Introductory

3.0

Or

DRAFT 236Solid Modeling 2

4.0

Or

ENGT 102Blueprint Reading

3.0

ENGT 105Occupational Safety (MSSC-1)

3.0

ENGT 111Motor Control Applications

4.0

ENGT 131Maintenance Fundamentals

4.0

ENGT 150Machining Fundamentals

2.0

Fall Semester

ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0

Or

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0

ENGT 230Power Transmission Applications

3.0

ENGT 233Lubrication Systems

2.0

ENGT 234Pump Applications

2.0

WELD 195Industrial Welding Fundamentals

3.0

Social Science Elective

3.0

Spring Semester

COMM 120Business & Professional Speaking

3.0

Or

COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

ENGT 231Piping Fundamentals

2.0

ENGT 232Rigging & Cranes

2.0

ENGT 235Industrial Machinery Repair

2.0

ENGT 242Fluid Power Systems

3.0

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

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