JJC - ACE, AIM & AET
ACE: Architecture, Construction Management, and Engineering
The ACE program is designed to provide seniors with a broad overview of the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue an exciting career in the architecture/construction/engineering field. Through relevant and challenging college courses, the student will receive a solid foundation in the introductory and fundamental coursework in the professional tracks of the building industry.
The ACE program has been designed for those students interested in the built environment and who are considering career pathways in the field of architecture, engineering or construction management. With 12 hours of college credit to be earned, the student will explore each discipline and can apply those credits to the track best suited to their interest for further study. Students will need their own transportation to and from class at Joliet Junior College Main Campus. They will be dual enrolled earning high school and college credit for ARCH 100, CM 100, EGR 105/AEC 299, AEC 106, OPS 111 and SET 100, a total of 12 credit hours. Guidance Note: Recommended that students have earned a ‘C’ or higher in all mathematics courses and have achieved senior status.
AIM – Advanced Integrated Maintenance
This senior only program is offered in partnership with Joliet Junior College and will be held at the Main Campus on Hoboult Rd, Joliet, IL. Students will participate in four separate college courses building skills and awareness in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, industrial maintenance, basic wiring/circuit design, and industrial fluid power. Students will learn about OSHA safety programs, maintenance physics, hand and power tools, precision measuring, technical diagrams and assembly prints, fastening devices, lubrication, basic pump operation, and basic pipefitting procedures. Students will study the principles of hydraulics and pneumatics as applied to the basic theory of fluids and typical industrial circuits. Students will build fluid power circuits as applied to industrial applications. Next, the fundamentals of electrical and electronic circuits, including the calculation and measurement of voltage, current, resistance and power will be instructed with emphasis placed on safe meter usage, print reading and exposure to a variety of electrical technologies currently used in industry. Topics include: introductory residential wiring, operation of AC motors, industrial solid-state devices, variable frequency drives, industrial controls, and single-phase/three-phase power distribution along with skills necessary to safely use electronic test equipment on low- and high-voltage components, the course will introduce students to the installation, service, troubleshooting, and repairs on various types of electrical controls, circuits and components. Students will need their own transportation to and from class. Students must submit an application to the Technical Department at Joliet Junior College. Students will be dual enrolled earning high school and college credit: IMT101, IMT121, HVAC121, and EEAS101, 13 credits. Guidance Notes: Solid math skills needed with record of good attendance and behavior.
Students in the AET program which is located at Joliet Junior College Main Campus will have an opportunity to focus on the application and implementation of design theory. During the first semester, students will participate in both classroom and hands-on shop experience. In the shop, emphasis is placed on exercises and projects that embody the basic processes and operations in using hand tools, layout tools and machine tools such as vertical saw, drill presses, engine lathes, vertical milling machines, and surface grinders. In the classroom, emphasis is placed on the theory related information that is essential to set up and operate machine tools and to perform basic processes and operations in the machine shop. Students will earn 4 credits for MFG101 (Precision Machine Technology I).
During the second semester, students will acquire knowledge and skills in the use of numerical control and computer numerical control milling and turning machines. The course will also include NC and CNC general concepts and programming procedures. Students will have “hands-on” experience in programming, setting-up, and operating an NC milling and drilling machine and a CNC milling and drilling machine. Students will become familiar with Windows NT and the use of the computer program “Notepad.” In addition, students will work to develop a high degree of skill in visualizing and interpreting prints. The class work includes the principles of orthographic projection, dimensions and tolerances, the application and interpretation of machining, and welding symbols and specifications. This course also covers the reading of numerical control prints, sheet metal prints, machining prints, welding prints, and instrumentation and control diagrams. Students earn 7 credits for MFG 111 and 115 (Numerical Controls and Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing and Welding).
Students must have their own transportation to attend. The class is held during the 3rd time block of GAVC and will run Monday – Thursday 12:20pm – 2:30pm