Healthcare Facilities Maintenance Certificate

Pathway:

Healthcare Facilities Maintenance

Certificate Type:

Basic

Curriculum Code:

CE.HTH.CERT (C382A)

Total Program Credits: 33

The Healthcare Facilities Maintenance Certificate provides both lecture and hands-on training for facility engineers working in healthcare environments. Local 399 Educational Training Fund participants will become familiar with the design and operations of healthcare facilities in order to address risk tolerance, reliability, maintainability, and predictive maintenance. They will also acquire the necessary skills for employment in jobs requiring multiple maintenance competencies. These competencies will allow graduates to obtain highly skilled maintenance positions in a variety of industries including but not limited to healthcare, working in places such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, extended care facilities and other related businesses.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Healthcare Facility Maintenance Certificate, the graduate will be able to:
  1. Maintain systems and functions associated with healthcare and the facilities associated with healthcare.
  2. Troubleshoot predictive and preventative maintenance functions of healthcare facilities.
  3. Demonstrate effective communication using written, oral, and graphic formats.

(Reviewed Fall 2021)

Graduates of the program may seek employment as a facilities engineer, operating engineer, chief engineer, maintenance foreman, or as a building maintenance supervisor working in settings involving complex systems.

Placement Measures

Program Map for Students

Semester One: Fall

CourseCategoryCredits
FET 101 Indoor Air Quality

Core Course

4

FET 105 Commercial Heating and Cooling Systems I

Core Course

4

FET 110 Electricity for Facilities Engineers I

Core Course

4

FET 115 # Commercial Heating and Cooling Systems II

Core Course

4

Total Semester Credits:16
Next StepsMeet with your Academic Advisor to create an academic plan.
Explore stackable certificate(s)/degree(s)

Semester Two: Spring

CourseCategoryCredits
FET 135 Pneumatic and Direct Digital Controls

Core Course

4

FET 210 # Electricity for Facilities Engineers II

Core Course

4

FET 235 Healthcare, Logistics and Compliance

Core Course

3

FET 236 Healthcare Maintenance Systems

Core Course

3

FET 237 Healthcare Facilities Operations and Maintenance

Core Course

3

Total Semester Credits:17
Next StepsMeet with your Academic Advisor to finalize your academic plan for graduation and register for stackable certificate/degree (option).
Submit graduation petition by deadline (check for the specific date in catalog or syllabus.)

See FET course descriptions.

Dean: Bianca Sola-Perkins, Ext. 3714, email: biancasola-perkins@triton.edu

 KEY
(AAS/CERT)
General Education Communications, Fine Arts, Humanities, Life Science, Mathematics, Physical Science, Social and Behavioral Science (see individual degree requirements).
Core Course Course(s) listed in a semester the student is required to take.
Program Elective Course(s) that faculty recommend and are listed in the ‘Program Electives’ section (if any) for this program. If intending to transfer, choose courses accepted by your transfer institution.
General Elective Course(s) chosen by the student, if needed, above and beyond core courses and program electives (if any), to complete the Program Total Credits.
◊ symbol This course is articulated. (course transfers to 3 or more Illinois State schools, as an elective or equal course-to-course)
# symbol This course has a prerequisite. (course(s) student takes prior to taking this course)