Programs
Industrial Maintenance (INT) is a short-term certificate program combining classroom theory with hands-on practice in the laboratory. Students can earn stackable certificates and industry certifications. The program is designed to help students acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to prepare for successful entry-level employment in the field of industrial maintenance.
Awards
Short Term Certificate
Basic Concentration
Millwright Helper Concentration
Plant Mechanical Helper Concentration
Industry Certification
National Career Readiness Credential
NCCER CORE
NCCER Industrial Maintenance Level 1
OSHA 10-hr General Industry Safety/Health
Electives may be offered to meet a student’s personal educational goals or for instructional purposes.
Program Contact
Mr. J. Kenneth Hamby, Instructor
Main Campus
334-514-1358
Occupational Data
Industrial maintenance technicians maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment. Millwrights install, dismantle, repair, reassemble, and move machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for industrial maintenance technicians, machinery mechanics, machinery maintenance workers, and millwrights was $59,380 in 2021. Employment in this field is projected to grow around 19 percent over the coming decade, as the need to keep increasingly sophisticated machinery functioning and efficient continues to create demand for qualified workers.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook