Electric Utility Technology - Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Electric Utility Technology from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a Campus Associate Electrical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College offers training for careers related to electric utility technologies . The first option developed and currently available is an Associate of Science degree in Electric Utility Technologies (EUT) that prepares students to become Relay Technicians. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is one of very few institutions in the United States to offer this program. Completing the EUT-Relay Technician Associate of Science degree prepares students to enter into a Relay Technician apprenticeship program offered by some electric utility companies, or students may transfer to another college and work toward a four-year degree . Graduates will be well prepared for the beginning test of technical knowledge that are part of apprenticeship programs. Electric utilities are facing a shortage of relay technicians. Many relay technicians will be retiring from area electric utilities, and typical training time needed to become a journeyman relay technician takes multiple years. Relay technicians enjoy high pay and challenging jobs. Tasks are becoming increasingly challenging as more state-of-the-art electronic technologies are used for protective relaying, while the relay technicians still need to continue servicing older equipment. Advantages Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College received a grant from the United States Department of Education to establish training programs for electric utility technicians in protective relaying, renewable energy systems, and distributed power generation systems. The latest electric systems training lab equipment is employed in learning labs. Opportunities for hands-on learning are in place. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College has a distributed generation micro-turbine powered by natural gas on campus, and photo-voltaic panels to generate electrical energy. The program also has home-sized photo-voltaic and wind energy demonstration systems. Students entering the program can expect to enjoy a new and exciting educational program, use the latest in training equipment, and have opportunities for challenging careers in electric utilities and in other industries where electric power systems are used. View more details on Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Electrical Engineering courses.