This program is designed to provide students with an extensive hands-on educational experience that integrates the knowledge, skills and competencies that the electrical power utility industry needs to insure customers have access to power. Graduates will learn to install, inspect, test, repair and maintain electrical equipment in substations and other ‘smart’ equipment on the power grid.  

The Electrical Utilities and Substation Technology associate degree option combines academic coursework and technical training to strengthen the student’s ability to succeed in the utilities industry. The program will provide hands-on skills with an emphasis placed on safe work practices and procedures in the electrical environment.  

Applicants to the program must be a registered Journeyman or hold a power line degree or diploma from an accredited postsecondary institute. All Electrical Utilities and Substation Technology students will be required to complete the Associate Degree general education requirements.

A special note about laptop computers:

 

This program requires a laptop computer so that you can effectively integrate computing skills with your technical education. Many resources that instructors assign are online or require specialty software. To address these needs, MTI requires that students entering this program purchase their laptops from MTI. The cost for an MTI laptop averages about $1000. Please be aware that our machines come fully loaded with the software required for this program. 

Whether it's Microsoft Office, or a specialty software for a technical program, your needs will be met by your MTI laptop.  And our laptops are serviced for free by our Technology office. You will not be able to bring a laptop from home into an MTI laptop program as we cannot provide support services for every make and model of laptop. Please consider this carefully before making any laptop purchase and check with the Admissions office for more details.

Energy Division Spring 2012 Newsletter