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Heartland Community College

Facilities Maintenance Skills

16 credit hours

Catalog Year 2023-2024

The Facilities Maintenance Skills Certificate prepares you for an entry-level position as a facilities maintenance technician. You will learn basic skills in in the areas of heating and air conditioning, industrial electricity, and fluid power. With these skills, you can perform general maintenance and repair on buildings and mechanical equipment. Should you decide to pursue further education in this area, you can apply all of these courses to the Industrial Technology Certificate or the Industrial Technology AAS degree.

Certificate Requirements

Certificate Requirements
Class Title Credit Hours
MAIN 101 Industrial & Building Electricity & Systems 3
MAIN 104 Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 3
MAIN 202 Fluid Power & Mechanical Systems 3
MAIN 221 Heating Systems 3

TECH 171 or TECH 172

OR

TECH 271 or TECH 272

10-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Safety

OR

30-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Safety

1 or 2
TMAT 103 or MATH 109 Technical Mathematics I or College Algebra 3-4
Total Credit Hours 16

Suggested Sequence:

Fall - MAIN 101, MAIN 202, TMAT 103
Spring - MAIN 104, MAIN 221, TECH 171/172