Industrial PLC Systems Certificate

Location(s): Main Campus

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Career Curriculum: 00ELT 3013
Minimum Hours: 28
Major Code: 1.2 150303
Effective Date: Fall 2026

Fall Semester (14 Credit Hours)

ORI 100A - College Fundamentals 1 Credit Hour(s)
OR
ORI 100B - College Fundamentals 1 Credit Hour(s)
OR
ORI 100C - College Fundamentals 1 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 102 - Basic Electricity and Wiring 4 Credit Hour(s) ¹
ELT 205 - Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 Credit Hour(s)
MAT 115 - Applied Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 105 - Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers 3 Credit Hour(s)

Spring Semester (16 Credit Hours)

ELT 103 - Applied DC/AC Circuits 4 Credit Hour(s) ²
CMG 218 - CADD for Applied Technology 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 150 - Applied Solid State Electronics 3 Credit Hour(s) ²
ELT 224 - Power Distibution and Motors 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 201 - PLC Manufacturing Systems and Industrial Robotics 3 Credit Hour(s) ²

Notes and Information

Fall Only Courses

ELT 105 - Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 205 - Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Spring Only Courses

ELT 103 - Applied DC/AC Circuits 4 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 150 - Applied Solid State Electronics 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 224 - Power Distibution and Motors 3 Credit Hour(s)
ELT 201 - PLC Manufacturing Systems and Industrial Robotics 3 Credit Hour(s)

Note

¹Requires a grade of “C” or higher

²These courses have a pre-requisite

The Industrial PLC Systems Certificate Program (00ELT3013) is an ICCB approved extension of the Industrial Maintenance Engineering AAS Degree (00ELT3012) which is the parent to:

PLC Technician Certificate (ELT 2006)

Career Opportunities: Entry-level PLC maintenance and PLC System Programmer.

JALC ELT Programs are educational members of:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854

Association for Computing Machinery
1601 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019-7434

John A. Logan College reserves the right to modify this curriculum guide as needed. Please verify with your academic advisor the accuracy and timelines of this document.