NPC’s Industrial Technology Trades (ITT) program prepares students to be technicians, operators, and maintenance workers capable of understanding the entire industrial system within which they work. Core courses cover a range of complex related mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, thermal and sensory control systems in an ever changing industrial or energy production environment.
Upon successful completion of the Industrial Technology Trades program, graduates will have entry-level career choices in a variety of the following areas:
- Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Solar, or Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance
- Standby Power (Battery Technology)
- Geothermal or Hydroelectric Power Operation and Maintenance
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation
- HVAC Repair Installation
- Equipment Repair, Installation and Troubleshooting
- Industrial Equipment Testing and Inspection
- Assembly and Production Operation and Maintenance
Mechanical Maintenance specialization prepares students to be certified industrial maintenance mechanics, focusing on oxyfuel cutting, pumps, valves, rigging, hydrostatic and pneumatic testing, high-pressure steam systems, laser alignment, gearboxes, and conveyors.
Program Locations
Hands-on laboratories are offered at the Technology Center on the Show Low White Mountain Campus. Labs at additional locations may be available. Check the current semester’s class schedule for availability, or contact the program coordinator.
Work Environment
Industrial plant workers of all types may work indoors and outdoors, possibly in adverse weather conditions. Work conditions include confined spaces and heights. Their environment may be noisy and workers must follow safety precautions and use protective equipment. Most workers are employed full-time, and many work rotating shifts, which can be tiring.
Job Outlook
Job prospects are good, particularly for applicants with a broad range of skills in machine repair as older workers retire or otherwise leave the occupation. Increased automation, including the use of many computer-controlled machines in factories and manufacturing plants, and the need to keep increasingly sophisticated machinery functioning and efficient will continue to create demand for industrial electricians, instrument technicians, machinery operators, machinery mechanics and HVAC technicians.
Students completing NPC’s ITT program will have the broad range of skills to adapt as technology is constantly advancing and rapidly changing within the manufacturing, distribution and energy production sectors.
For more information about this program, please contact the program coordinator, Jeffrey LeFevre, (928) 532-6733 or an NPC Academic Advisor.
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