Industrial Equipment Maintenance Diploma

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Industrial Equipment Maintenance Diploma

Unlock Cutting-Edge Industrial Maintenance Skills

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and learn how to keep cutting-edge machinery running smoothly in today's industrial world! In the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Diploma, you dive deep into skills like advanced electrical systems, digital electronics, fluid power, and PLC programming.

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Industrial Equipment Maintenance Diploma at a Glance

Degree

Diploma

Length of Study

9 months

Course Format

Face-to-Face

Classes Meet

Daytime

Program Start

Fall

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Your Industrial Automation Career

You help inspect, repair, and maintain the machinery and equipment that keeps the factory running smoothly. Your work helps minimize downtime and prevent costly breakdowns.

Graduates generally work in industrial maintenance positions and find employment in manufacturing, food processing, and business environments.

15%

Of Iowa Jobs are in Manufacturing

6,000+

Manufacturing Firms in Iowa

20%

Of Iowa GDP is from Manufacturing

$17B

Iowa-Made Goods Exported Annually

Program Overview

You gain hands-on training with:

Programmable logic controller (PLC) computers
Advanced electrical systems
Motors and controls
Mechanical systems
Fluid power

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You learn through hands-on training using the same state-of-the-art technology you’ll use in the workplace, including these top brands:

Fanuc
Allen Bradley
Siemens
Okuma
Hardinge
Rockwell

This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

This is a partial list of employers who have hired Industrial Automation Technology graduates:

Advanced Heat Treat Corporation, Waterloo, IA
Blackhawk Engineering, Cedar Falls, IA
ConAgra Foods, Inc., Waterloo, IA
Iowa Laser Technology, Cedar Falls, IA
John Deere, Waterloo, IA
Nestlé USA, Waverly, IA
Rockwell Automation, Cedar Rapids, IA
Target Distribution Center, Cedar Falls, IA
TDS Automation, Inc., Waverly, IA
Tyson Foods, Inc., Waterloo, IA

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" You’re going to graduate with well-rounded skills that can apply to whatever your job needs. "

Michael Abbott
Industrial Automation Technology ‘19

How to Get Started

It’s simple! Complete these steps:

Check the status of your application at any time by logging into your admissions account.

Program Admission Requirements

Assessment Scores

To enroll this program, you’ll need to meet the minimum score requirements.

	ALEKS	ACCUPLACER Next Generation	ACCUPLACER Classic	COMPASS	ACT	GPA
Math	6	240 Arithmetic 241 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS)	40 Arithmetic	24 Pre-Algebra	14	2.00
Literacy		239 Reading or 240 Writing	58 Reading or 64 Sentence Skills	69 Reading or 41 Writing	16 Reading or 16 English	2.25

You can take the ALEKS Placement Assessment online. If you prefer, you can take the ACCUPLACER Next Generation or ACT at Hawkeye. While ACCUPLACER Classic and COMPASS aren’t offered anymore, you can still use your scores from those tests if you took them before for program admission.

If you don’t meet the minimum score requirements, you can take success courses instead. Talk to your academic advisor to help you find the right courses to get started.

Program Acceptance

If you meet the assessment score requirements, you can be accepted into the program.

If you don't meet these requirements, you’ll be accepted into a Pre-Program. As a pre-program student, you’ll start by taking general education and prerequisite classes. Your academic advisor will help you make a plan to meet the program requirements. After finishing your pre-program courses, contact Admissions to let them know.