Program Overview
Kansas City Kansas Community College offers a 44-credit Electrical Technology Certificate, program code ELTC.CERTB. The catalog arranges its courses across three semesters, while the program page gives an estimated length of one year. The catalog lists the Technical Education Center's email as the program contact, and the college describes the Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center at 6565 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as offering hands-on daytime technical training.
This listing covers that certificate route. The college also lists Electrical Technology among programs at Pioneer Career Center in Leavenworth; that does not establish an interchangeable certificate schedule at every location.
Curriculum Highlights
Students begin with electrical safety (OSHA 30), electrical math, AC/DC circuits, electrical print reading, residential wiring, and analog circuits. Later coursework covers commercial wiring, electromechanical systems, generators and transformers, two National Electrical Code courses, communication fundamentals, workplace skills, troubleshooting, motor controls, and programmable controllers. The program page lists Ohm's law, single- and three-phase circuits, meters, semiconductors, and PLC basics among the subjects. Discuss the sequence with a program co-coordinator if you have previous training or want to study part time.
Admission Requirements
The catalog requires an Accuplacer reading score of 243 and directs students to the program coordinator for program-specific advising. KCKCC's general steps are to apply, which is free and open to everyone; complete the FAFSA; submit transcripts for placement; and meet an advisor, bringing a driver's license or state ID. For Electrical Technology advising, contact co-coordinator Ammar Ali at 913-288-7840 or [email protected].
Cost & Financial Aid
For the 2026–27 academic year, including summer, tuition plus student and technology fees is $110 per credit hour for Wyandotte County residents and $125 for other Kansas residents. Residents of five Missouri metro counties pay $150.50, and other out-of-state students pay $239.50. The college says these rates do not include program fees, so the per-credit rate is not a complete certificate price; ask about books and tools too.
Career Outcomes
The certificate develops basic electrical skills and occupational knowledge for initial employment in the electrical trade. KCKCC lists residential, commercial, industrial, controls, maintenance, and utility electrical roles among possible career paths. The college says completing a program does not guarantee employment or a specific salary.