26 courses with the subject FST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
4 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers the theory and proper operations of Low- and High-pressure Boilers to include steam turbines and steam engine operations. Topics will include boiler types, designs, uses, steam systems, fittings, and accessories. (
1 hour lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers actual use of arc, gas, M.I.G, and T.I.G. welding along with proper safety and equipment care. Recommended Skills/Knowledge: Basic technical skills/knowledge: High School Diploma or GED. (
2 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course allows students to weld various projects using Oxy-Acetylene (GTAW, GMAW, SMAW) Skills will include braze welding, metal cutting, using shears, plasma cutters, and flame cutters. (
1 hour lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers various aspects of the plumbing trade. Consideration will be given to sanitary and waste systems along with proper venting. (
8 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course will provide students the opportunity to operate a High-Pressure Boiler, turbine generator, related appurtenances and connect to the electric grid. Students will become familiar with fittings, accessories, water treatment, computerized controls, fuels, and combustion and flue gas analysis. Power Plant operations such as OSHA safety and EPA regulations will be discussed. Student will also earn required boiler hours toward the Minnesota 2A operator's license. (
4 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course provides actual plumbing situations that will be encountered, and students will solve plumbing installation problems. Other activities include using pipe, wrenches, identifying different types of pipe and fittings, and establishing proper draining. (
1 hour lecture/week - 2 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course prepares students in the field of fluid power. It consists of hydraulic principles including system components, diagrams, drawings, trouble shooting, and system maintenance. The basic relationships of force, work, energy, and the different types of compressors will also be addressed. (
1 hour lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course is a preparatory class for the MN Special Engineers License using videos, CDs lectures and class discussions. Materials covered will include, Minnesota Boiler Statues, Heat transfer theory, Boiler design, Boiler systems, fittings and accessories, fuels and combustion, Boiler maintenance, inspections and operating conditions will also be discussed. (
2 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers the basic concepts of AC and DC electricity. Included are voltage, current, resistance, and power usage in series, parallel, and combination circuits. Safety while working on high voltage circuits and equipment will also be discussed. Requires admission into the FAST Program and have completed all FST 1500 courses with a grade of "C" or above. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers wiring layout for general lighting circuit sand switches in residential applications. The basic theory of inductors, capacitors, resistors, SCR's, diodes, transistors, and AC electric motors is also presented. The student will also examine the basic design and installation of electric motor controls. (
6 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course covers the basic theory, operation, and practical applications of industrial electronics, electric motors, AC-DC circuits and general wiring diagrams in commercial applications. In this course students will also learn motor control requirements including: control symbols, line diagrams, wiring diagrams, inlays, contacts, and starters. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course will allow students to continue to examine the basic design and installation of electric motor controls. The theory and applications of single-phase and three-phase transformers are also covered. The theory of programmable controllers and advanced motor controls is also presented. (
6 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course provides the student with advanced motor control applications including jogging, counting, braking, plugging, reduced voltage starting, and latching relays. The theory, operation, installation, and practical application of programmable controllers are covered. Solid-state motor controls are also covered. Finally, the application and characteristics of single-phase and three-phase transformers are covered. FAST Program Admission and completion of all FST I courses with a grade of C or better. (
1 hour lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers the Minnesota licensing requirements and presents the National Electric Code. Topics included from Code are branch circuits, feeders, general requirements, over current protection, grounding, conductors, and electrical safety. (
2 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers fundamentals of refrigeration, tools and materials, basic refrigeration systems, compression systems, refrigerant controls, refrigerants, and small domestic applications. The course also includes the principles of installing and servicing small hermetic systems. (
3 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course covers lab experiences working with safe lab practices, tools, tubing, refrigeration system components, refrigerants, refrigerant recovery, recycle, reclaiming, system evacuations, and proper testing equipment usage. The course builds on the basic knowledge of refrigeration systems. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers fundamentals of Commercial and Special Refrigeration systems including normal and advanced component identification, diagnosing, and troubleshooting. These concepts will be applied in FST 2518. (
4 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course covers lab experience in commercial refrigeration. Students will operate and troubleshoot refrigeration equipment including compressors, flow controls, and heat exchangers. (
hours/week vary - Common Course Outline This course is designed to provide the student with a purposeful occupational experience in the building utilities mechanic field. Each internship experience is individualized. A training plan may be created for each student in conjunction with the training site to provide experience related to the skills and knowledge acquired in the program. A total of 200 hours of on-the-job training is required. (
6 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers HVAC principles. This includes gas and oil-fired furnaces, hydronic heating systems, heat pump systems, air conditioning installation practices and air distribution systems. This course will also cover indoor air quality measurements concerns and issues including comfort and psychometrics. (
4 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course covers HVAC operational principles. This includes operating, testing and analyzing gas and oil-fired furnaces, hydronic heating systems, heat pump systems, air conditioning including installation practices and operations air distribution systems. This course will also cover indoor air quality measurements concerns and issues including comfort and psychometrics. Recommended skills and knowledge in electrical with mechanical aptitude. Recommend completion of FST II courses or electrical background. (
4 hours lab/week - Common Course Outline This course covers HVAC Control installation, wiring, and testing. Topics include commercial heating and cooling systems and commercial air handling units and the installation, testing and analyzing pneumatic control systems hybrid control systems and components. Installation, wiring, commissioning, and testing of building automation systems and controllers, inputs and outputs is addressed. (
3 hours lecture/week - Common Course Outline This course covers HVAC Control principles, including commercial heating and cooling systems, air handling units, control principles, pneumatic control systems and components. The course topics also include building automation systems and controllers, inputs and outputs, installation, wiring, and testing including hybrid control systems. (
hours/week vary - Common Course Outline This course is designed as an individual study to provide the student with additional occupational experience in the Facility and Service Technology field. Each internship experience is individualized. A training plan may be created for each student in conjunction with the training site to provide experience related to the skills and knowledge acquired in the program. Up to 50 hours of on-the-job training are required. (
hours/week vary - Common Course Outline This course is designed to provide the student with a purposeful occupational experience in the facility Service and Technology field. Each internship experience is individualized. A training plan may be created for each student in conjunction with the training site to provide experience related to the skills and knowledge acquired in the program. A total of 200 hours of on-the-job training is required. (
hours/week vary - Common Course Outline This course is designed as an individual study to provide the student with additional occupational experience in the Facility and Service Technology field. Each internship experience is individualized. A training plan may be created for each student in conjunction with the training site to provide experience related to the skills and knowledge acquired in the program. Up to 100 hours of on-the-job training are required. (
Source: Rochester Community and Technical College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
