Industrial Maintenance Technician
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Industrial Maintenance Technician Certificate is designed to provide fundamental, hands-on training on industrial systems and equipment. Students will study the basic principles, applications, concepts and functions of manufacturing, measurement systems, electrical components and motors, programmable logic controllers, mechanical components, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems. This certificate requires a total of 46-50 units. A minimum of grade of C is required in each course taken. At least one half of the units toward the certificate must be completed at Fullerton College.
Industrial Maintenance Technician Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 43,840
- High salary: 109,050
- Average salary: 74690
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 54,720
- High salary: 149,250
- Average salary: 106580
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 45,090
- High salary: 92,730
- Average salary: 63760
All Careers in Industrial Maintenance Technician (7)
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Rising | 106,580 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Declining | 74,690 |
| Millwrights | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Stable | 65,170 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 63,760 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technicians | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 62,580 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 60,500 |
| Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Declining | 58,540 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Apply electrical skills to troubleshoot control and operator panels.
- Apply knowledge of electricity, electronics, hydraulics, and electric motors and mechanics.
- Compile technical information through descriptive writing, sketches/diagrams, mathematical expression, computation, and graphs.
- Interpret drawings, schematics, and specifications for industrial equipment.
- Practice industry recognized safety practices and guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment in an industrial operating environment.
- Use precision measuring equipment.
- Work as part of a maintenance team to assemble/disassemble, troubleshoot, diagnose and repair industrial equipment and systems using appropriate tools, materials, and methods.