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• Building & Plant Maintenance AAS - Electronics Endorsement
• Building & Plant Maintenance AAS - Machining Endorsement
• Building & Plant Maintenance AAS - Welding Endorsement
• Building & Plant Maintenance Certificate 

BUILDING & PLANT MAINTENANCE
Electronics Endorsement
Associate of Applied Science Degree
107-111 credits

This program prepares technicians to work in building and office complexes, food processing plants, and a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing plants where technicians are responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting heating and cooling equipment. The equipment includes but is not limited to motors and controls, and electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Building & Plant Maintenance AAS graduates will:

• Obtain employment as Maintenance Technicians and Facilities Engineers.
• Be prepared for a wide range of entry to mid-level positions with emphasis on electronic skills, machining skills and welding skills.
• Be prepared to take the EPA Universal Technician Certification, the City of Seattle DPD Refrigeration Operating Engineer, and Boiler Fireman License examinations.
• Meet the industry skill standards to operate, troubleshoot, maintain refrigeration & heating equipment and repair and replace mechanical/electrical devices.

Admission Dates:  Fall, winter, summer.

TERM ONE CR BPMT 111 Refrigeration Principles 10 BPMT 112 Refrigeration Servicing 6 BPMT 113 Licensing Requirements 3     General Education Requirement 5         TERM TWO   BPMT 121 Electrical Troubleshooting I 4 BPMT 122 Electrical Troubleshooting Laboratory I 3 BPMT 123 Motor Control Principles 6 BPMT 124 Motor Control Lab 5     General Education Requirement 5         TERM THREE   BPMT 131 Electrical Troubleshooting II 1 BPMT 132 Electrical Troubleshooting Laboratory II 4 BPMT 133 Programmable Controls 6 BPMT 134 Programmable Controls Lab 5     General Education Requirement 5

TERM FOUR  CR  BPMT  241  Boiler Principles  9  BPMT  242  Boiler Operation  2  BPMT  243  Mechanical Maintenance  3  BPMT  244  Mechanical Maintenance Lab  2  IFAD  151  Industrial First Aid  1         TERM FIVE CR  ELEC  135  D.C. Electricity and  Electronics  5  ELEC  136  A.C. Electricity and  Electronics  5  ELEC  137  Intro to Semiconductors/   Analog Electronics  5  CWEX  190  Cooperative Work  Experience Seminar  1  CWEX  197  Cooperative Work  Experience Seminar  1-5      General Education  Requirement  5

 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 20 credits
Written Communication	5
Oral Communication	5
Quantitative Reasoning	5
Social Science	5

BUILDING & PLANT MAINTENANCE
Machining Endorsement
Associate of Applied Science Degree
107-111 credits

This program prepares technicians to work in building and office complexes, food processing plants, and a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing plants where technicians are responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting heating and cooling equipment. The equipment includes but is not limited to motors and controls, and electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Building & Plant Maintenance AAS graduates will:

• Obtain employment as Maintenance Technicians and Facilities Engineers.
• Be prepared for a wide range of entry to mid-level positions with emphasis on electronic skills, machining skills and welding skills.
• Be prepared to take the EPA Universal Technician Certification, the City of Seattle DPD Refrigeration Operating Engineer, and Boiler Fireman License examinations.
• Meet the industry skill standards to operate, troubleshoot, maintain refrigeration & heating equipment and repair and replace mechanical/electrical devices.

Admission Dates: Fall, winter summer.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 20 credits
Written Communication	5
Oral Communication	5
Quantitative Reasoning	5
Social Science	5

This program prepares technicians to work in building and office complexes, food processing plants, and a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing plants where technicians are responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting heating and cooling equipment. The equipment includes but is not limited to motors and controls, and electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems. Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Building & Plant Maintenance AAS graduates will:

• Obtain employment as Maintenance Technicians and Facilities Engineers.
• Be prepared for a wide range of entry to mid-level positions with emphasis on electronic skills, machining skills and welding skills.
• Be prepared to take the EPA Universal Technician Certification, the City of Seattle DPD Refrigeration Operating Engineer, and Boiler Fireman License examinations.
• Meet the industry skill standards to operate, troubleshoot, maintain refrigeration & heating equipment and repair and replace mechanical/electrical devices.

Admission Dates: Fall, winter summer.

TERM ONE CR BPMT 111 Refrigeration Principles 10 BPMT 112 Refrigeration Servicing 6 BPMT 113 Licensing Requirements 3     General Education Requirement 5         TERM TWO   BPMT 121 Electrical Troubleshooting I 4