Industrial Trades

Centralia College’s Industrial Trades certificate includes basic training needed for Diesel Technology, Electronics, Robotics, and Automation (ERA), Energy Technology, and Welding. It is a common first year of classes that ends with an Industrial Trades Certificate.

Diesel Technology

Welding

Electronics

The common first year includes foundational classes, such as math, physics, and writing, and hands-on labs that offer basic welding, and electrical and mechanical systems. You will be introduced to all four industries and have more exposure to gears, fluids, and pumps than what was previously offered.

If you choose to continue studying to obtain your associate degree, you can decide which of the four trades to focus on during their second year. Centralia College is the only community and technical college that offers a common first year for four different industrial trades.

Career Possibilities

At the end of the first year, students with grades above a 2.0 will receive an Industrial Trades Certificate. The certificate confirms they have learned the skills and they may be hired to work as an entry-level mechanic assistant, robotics assistant, or millwright.

If they choose to go to work after completing the first year, they may add additional Industrial Trades classes to increase their skills and abilities.

Industrial Trades Education Plan

Industrial Trades EDUCATION PLAN

Degree:Certificate of Proficiency
Emphasis: Industrial Trades
Total Credits: 48

First year	Certificate of Proficiency - Industrial Trades
Fall Quarter	BTEC 191 Work Experience Seminar - 1 credit TRDS 101 Career & College Success - 3 credits TRDS 100 Industrial Safety - 5 credits TRDS 120 Mechanical Systems - 5 credits
Winter Quarter	TRDS 140 Fluid Systems - 5 credits TRDS 180 Electrical Systems - 5 credits HLTH 145 Safety & Fitness (HF)* - 3 credits IT 117 Intro to Windows OS* or BTEC 214 Excel I** - 3-5 credits
Spring Quarter	DET 102 Forklift* - 1 credit ENGL& 101 English Composition I* or WRT 105 Writing in the Workplace* - 5 credits Program Electives - 7-14 credits

ALTERNATIVE FIRST YEAR SCHEDULE

First year	Certificate of Proficiency - Industrial Trades
Fall Quarter	TRDS 101 Career & College Success - 3 credits TRDS 100 Industrial Safety - 5 credits TRDS 120 Mechanical Systems - 5 credits
Winter Quarter	DET 102 Forklift - 1 credit TRDS 140 Fluid Systems - 5 credits TRDS 180 Electrical Systems - 5
Spring Quarter	BTEC 191 Work Experience Seminar - 1 credit ENGL& 101 English Composition I* or WRT 105 Writing in the Workplace* - 5 credits Program Electives - 7-14 credits
Summer Quarter	IT 117 Intro to Windows OS or BTEC 214 Excel I** - 3-5 credits HLTH 145 Safety & Fitness - 3 credits

* Courses may be taken during summer quarter.
** Suggested for AAS ERA students.

Recommended Program Electives

Diesel Technology - 12 credits

DET 120 Engines - 7 credits
Welding Elective (WELD 151, 180, 181, or 182) - 5 credits

Electronics, Robotics, & Automation / Energy Technology - 7 credits

TRDS 150 Print Reading - 2 credits
TRDS - 160 CAD for Industry - 2 credits
ERA 119 Intro to Industrial Systems - 3 credits

Welding Technology - 12-14 credits

TRDS 150 Print Reading - 2 credits
TRDS 160 CAD for Industry - 2 credits
Welding Elective (WELD 151, 180, 181, or 182) - 5 credits
Additional Elective (must be approved) - 3-5 credits

Contact

Career & Technical Education
Tech (TEC) Building, Room 114
360-623-8963
cte@centralia.edu

John Steidel
Faculty
Office: TEC 202B
360-623-8622
Email John Steidel