2023-2024 Course Catalog

Fluid Power Systems Certificate (300E)

This career-laddering certificate is designed to prepare the graduate with a thorough knowledge of the skills necessary to be successful in a manufacturing and/or industrial maintenance environment. This certificate program allows the student to concentrate learning experiences on the fluid power systems found in the manufacturing environment. Graduates will be prepared for the following positions: Maintenance Technician, Production Technician, Fluid Power Mechanic, Fluid Power Technician, Service Technician, Pneumatics Technician, Industrial Machine Repair Technician, Service Technician, and Fluid Power Systems Technician. Graduates will be able to translate engineers' designs into systems and projects; collect and analyze data; develop design layouts; inspect work; check, maintain, and repair fluid power equipment; and prepare reports for the engineering team. 

 

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 43 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

Curriculum Requirements

Required Courses

DRAFT 103AutoCAD, Introductory

3.0

Or

DRAFT 236Solid Modeling 2

4.0

Or

ENGT 102Blueprint Reading

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 120Process Control Fundamentals

3.0

ENGT 131Maintenance Fundamentals

4.0

ENGT 212Motor Control Systems

4.0

ENGT 231Piping Fundamentals

2.0

ENGT 233Lubrication Systems

2.0

ENGT 234Pump Applications

2.0

ENGT 242Fluid Power Systems

3.0

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