Course Detail: WTPL400 - Basic Electricity for the Power Industry

This 90-hour course meets 7.5 hours a day for 12 days. As a result of this training participants will be able to Discuss and define the basic electron theory, static electricity, electrical quantities, and the relationship between magnetism, volts, current flow, and resistance; define Direct and Alternating Currents, their respective applications, advantages and disadvantages, then calculate the values of DC and AC series, parallel and series/parallel circuits; demonstrate correct usage of several measuring instruments, determine proper conductor sizes and resistor types; discuss the components and functions of DC electric motors and generators; describe single- and three-phase AC Power, the different types of transformers, their connections, and their applications, and discuss the components, functions and applications of three-phase and single-phase alternators and motors.

 Session Information: 27SP-WTPL400-01

Schedule: "*This is a Hybrid Course with online and in-person lab work. *Dates/Times: 03/08/2027 to 03/26/2027; 9am-4:30pm*Location: SLCC Miller Campus MCPC-120A. *Please watch for communication in Canvas, from the program manager, or the instructors for weekly specifics."
Times: 09:00am-04:00pm MST
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Cost : $1043.00

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This is the third course of the SLCC Lineworker Pre-Apprenticeship Program, and is intended for those who have already completed WTPL125-Orientation for Lineworker Pre-Apprenticeship Program, and WTPL175-Math for Pre-Apprenticeship Program. ** This is a 3-week Hybrid Course with online and in-person course work; students should plan to attend 90 hours of combined in-person and online coursework for this class. ** Students are responsible to ensure the instructor(s) mark them as present and participating to get credit for attendance. ** Students are encouraged to bring a scientific calculator with graphing capability for use in the course. Many smartphone calculators have this functionality built-in, or there are several apps available from the App Store or Play Store as needed. **In-person classes will be held Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm, 03/08/2027 to 03/26/2027 at SLCC Miller Campus Miller Corporate Partnership Center Room 120A. ** Students will be given a code redeemable for electronic access to Cengage MindTap and the digital version of Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity. Students will only be given a single access code, failure to correctly redeem the code or loss of the code will necessitate student purchase of MindTap Access from Cengage to participate in class.**

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Rhett Bigelow
Dave Andrews

Class Location

Miller Campus
Miller Campus - MCPC, 120A
9750 S 300 W
Sandy, UT 84070

Cancellation Policy

A cancellation charge of 100.00% will be assessed on cancellations occurring within 2 days of the start of this session.