Program Description

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries – Apprenticeship Training Division (BOLI-ATD) and local Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) trade-specific standards of apprenticeship control the training. This program is restricted to BOLI-ATD registered apprentices. Therefore, this is a closed enrollment program and not available to the general student population.

Apprenticeship training is an earn-while-you-learn program. The apprentice is an employee and earns a wage while receiving on-the-job training and attending related training classes. An approved training agent selects apprentices through a competitive bid process from current employees. The apprentice connects to the JATC after selection through the indenture (registration) process. Local JATCs representing labor and management work with the College to implement the apprenticeship programs. Every six months the JATC reviews and evaluates each apprentice’s progress.

The apprenticeship model provides statewide transfer opportunities, ladder-type Certificates of Completion, Associate of Applied Science degrees and an optional transfer path into a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Operations Management at Oregon Institute of Technology.

The BOLI-ATD website oregon.gov/boli/atd provides more information about apprenticeship and statewide opportunities.

Umpqua Community College offers two 8,000-hour BOLI-ATD registered apprenticeships in partnership with Roseburg Industrial Electrical JATC, Area IV (Roseburg) Electrical JATC and BOLI-ATD.

• Inside Electrician
• Manufacturing Plant Electrician

Program Outcomes

This apprenticeship program provides specialized training for apprentices who are registered with BOLI-ATD as Manufacturing Plant Electrician or Inside Electrical Electrician. The Oregon State Standard for each trade aligns the course of study.

All required courses must be completed with at least a “C” grade. Successful apprentice students earn a trade-specific Oregon State License Journeyman Card upon successful completion of the Building Codes Division limited maintenance electrician journeyman test.

Students who successfully complete the Electrician program will:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of electrical fundamentals and safety
2. Demonstrate accurate measurements, calculations and use of equipment
3. Assess and troubleshoot various electrical situations
4. Complete Electrical Code and Exam Prep.
5. Earn a trade-specific Oregon State License Journeyman Card upon successful completion of the Building Codes Division electrical journeyman test

Career Considerations

The Electrical Apprenticeship Technology program prepares students for advanced-level jobs and journeyman careers in the following areas:

• Licensed Journeyman Inside Electrician
• Licensed Manufacturing Plant Electrician

Electrical Apprenticeship Technology graduate may continue education at Oregon Institute of Technology for obtaining an Operations Management Bachelor of Science degree or Technology & Management Bachelor of Applied Science.

Program Course Requirements

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Term		Credits
APR 151	Basic Electronics-Electricity	4
MTH 065	Elementary Algebra (or higher)	4
	Credits	8
Second Term
APR 153	Electrical Applications-Tech	3
APR 159	Electrical Blueprint Reading	2
	Credits	5
Third Term
APR 155	Electrical Best Practices	2
APR 157	Intro to National Elect Code	2
	Credits	4
Second Year
First Term
APR 140	Beg Welding for Apprentices 1	1
APR 163	Commercial Wiring	3
COM 105	Listening	3
	Credits	7
Second Term
APR 165	AC Electronics and Electricity	4
WR 115	Intro to Expos Writing (or higher)	4
	Credits	8
Third Term
APR 167	Electric Motors-Transformers	3
APR 169	Electrical Code Study II	2
	Credits	5
Third Year
First Term
APR 251	Electrical Sensors and Control	3
APR 255	Motor Controls I	2
SDP 113	Human Relations-Supervisors	3
	Credits	8
Second Term
APR 253	Electrical Code Study III	2
APR 265	Motor Controls II	2
	Credits	4
Third Term
APR 259	Solid State and Digital Apps	4
PSY 101	Psychology of Human Relations	3
	Credits	7
Fourth Year
First Term
APR 261	Electrical Code Study IV	2
APR 263	Communications Alarm-Control	2
	Credits	4
Second Term
APR 257	High Voltage Applications	2
APR 267	Advanced Code Study	3
	Credits	5
Third Term
APR 269	Journeyman Exam Prep	3
COM 218Z	Interpersonal Communication	4
	Credits	7
	Total Minimum Credits	72

Advising Notes

• See advisor and program coordinator to plan your courses
• Once  program in completed, students gain a state-issued Journeyman card equal to 22 credits – INDU 293E
• To obtain the full AAS degree you must have 90-108 credits, see advisor for full list of course options 

Program Entrance Requirements

• JATC Approval