Industrial Maintenance/Mechatronics

About

The Industrial Maintenance/Mechatronics Technology Program (IMM) is designed and managed to produce highly skilled individuals in the areas of mechanical and electrical industrial machinery repair. The program consists of Mechanical Training, to include numerous types of power transmission techniques, belt drive systems, chain drives, alignment methods, and also coupling methods. Students are trained in pneumatic and hydraulic symbology, operation and application. Student training includes basic electrical motor control, sensors, motor drives, AC and DC motor theory and operation and troubleshooting. The program ends with an extensive training period of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) training, to include both programming and troubleshooting. As part of the IMM program training, students are exposed to a considerable amount of math.

Overview

Information Detail
Time Commitment Full Time
Typical Program Length 16 Months
Clock Hours 1,728
Class Type Day
Credentials Diploma
Total Tuition/Fees $5,819.00
Textbook/Supplies Cost $1,000.00

Program Credentials

Option NameHoursCredentials
Industrial Maintenance Helper864Certificate
Programmable Logic Controllers1296Certificate
Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers1728Certificate
Industrial Maintenance Technician1728Diploma

HOW TO APPLY

Spring 2025
Preferred Application Deadline October 15, 2024
Final Application Deadline December 1, 2024
Program Start Date January 6, 2025
Summer 2025
Preferred Application Deadline March 15, 2025
Final Application Deadline April 1, 2025
Program Start Date May 1, 2025
Fall 2025
Preferred Application Deadline June 15, 2025
Final Application Deadline August 1, 2025
Program Start Date September 2, 2025

General Admissions Requirements

Please complete the general admissions requirement before the application deadline listed above. 

  1. Complete a TCAT Knoxville Application for your desired start term.  
  2. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Use our school code 004025.  
  3. Register and attend an orientation session. 
    • ​​Expect an email from our Admissions team around the Preferred Application Deadline of each trimester.
    • Register for an orientation and attend orientation. When a seat is available, you will offered a seat in your program via email. 
    • If you do not receive a seat and become a priority alternate, you must continue attending orientations. Otherwise, you will lose your seat on the waitlist and will need to reapply.  

NOTE: Applications after the Final Deadline will be accepted by our application system, but priority is given to early applicants, as program seats are limited. 

Program Admission Requirements

This program has no additional admissions requirements. 

 

Campus Locations

Extension Campus Anderson County Higher Education Center
220 Frank L. Diggs Drive
Clinton, TN 37716

Curriculum/Courses

First Trimester: 
IMM 0001 Worker Characteristic
IMM 1010 Tech Foundations
IMM 1020 Orientation and Safety
IMM 1030 Mechanical Maintenance
IMM 1040 Hydraulics
IMM 1050 Pneumatics
Second Trimester: 
IMM 0002 Worker Characteristic
IMM 2010 Basic Electricity
IMM 2020 Electric Motor Control
IMM 2030 Intro to PLCS
Third Trimester: 
IMM 0003 Worker Characteristic
IMM 3010 PLCs I
Fourth Trimester: 
IMM 0004 Worker Characteristic
IMM 4011 Intro to Robotics
IMM 4021 Adv PLCs

Certifications

OSHA 10 General Industry Course

Instructors

Dirk Hale
865-259-7644

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