Meter Apprenticeship
The Meter Apprenticeship program is designed to provide related technical instruction for students currently employed as apprentice meter technicians in the electric power industry. A meter technician installs and maintains single and poly-phase electric meters and performs meter maintenance and accuracy testing in accordance with Meter Quality System requirements and industry standards. Meter technicians may also work on substations and co-generation metering. The program covers topics such as the safe installation, calibration, maintenance, and repair of electric meters and associated equipment.
If you are not currently employed as a Lineworker and are interested in obtaining the fundamental training and skills necessary to join this essential trade please see the Lineworker Pre-Apprenticeship ProgramThis course for meter apprentices introduces electrical principles, and principles of magnetism, and AC concepts. Students will learn about atomic structure, electrical qualities, Ohm's law, resistors, parallel circuits, trigonometry, and alternating current.
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CEME 0111-001
This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about math for metering, safety, watt-hour meter principles and wire tables.
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CEME 0112-001
This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about meter watt hour constants, register ratios and formulas. Also covers principles of accuracy testing and calibration.
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CEME 0120-001
This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about single phase meter application and installation; polyphase power systems and meter applications; meter testing and calibration; instrument transformers; single phase transformers testing; and Blondel's theorem.
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CEME 0122-001
This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about self contained polyphase meter testing and polyphase transformer related application. The course also covers demand metering concepts.
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CEME 0231-001
This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about testing and calibrating demand, meter mounting devices and test switches. The course also covers reactive meter testing.
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CEME 0232-001
This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about totalizing meters; installation checks and inspections; and customer relations. The course also covers solid state meters and associated devices.
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CEME 0241-001
This course is for meter apprentices. Students will learn about energy diversion, troubleshooting techniques and pulse initiators and recorders. The course also covers electronic metering, register programming and computers.
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CEME 0242-001
Meter Apprenticeship classes start at the beginning of the SLCC Semester (Late August for Fall, second week of January for Spring). The classes are a blend of online learning and in-person labs. Labs are typically held on the Miller Campus in Sandy, UT. You will need to see your instructor or check online for actual lab dates/times.
DROPS/WITHDRAWALS/REFUNDS/REGISTRATION POLICIES
If a student decides not to remain enrolled in a class, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the Program Coordinator to drop or withdraw from the class. Failure to officially drop classes not attended will result in failing grades and forfeiture of tuition due the College. Failure to officially drop may lead to enforcement of the college collection policy
Students are required to pay for all classes that they do not officially drop.
Full tuition will be refunded if student drops before the first day of class.
Tuition will not be refunded if student is a “no show” for entire class.
Last Date to Add Classes, Tuition Due Date will follow the Institutional Academic Calendar for the appropriate semester as Full Term 16-week schedule.
Late registrations must be approved by the Program Coordinator
All apprentice courses at Salt Lake Community College are now open for registration.
To register for classes, download and complete the appropriate registration form, and submit your registration packet by:
- Email: pdregistration@slcc.edu
- Fax: 801-957-5328
- Mail or submit in-person:
PD Registration Office,
Larry H. Miller Campus, MPDC 110
9750 South 300 West Sandy, Utah 84070
You will need to know the course title, course ID, CRN, and semester, which can be found below.
The registration office will contact you when they receive your application to confirm your registration. Instructions to sign into the online classroom will be sent to you the week before classes begin and your instructor will contact you the first day of class.
Also, each student will be required to sign a "Student Financial Responsibility Agreement" immediately upon registration. If you fail to do so prior to the first day of classes, you will be dropped.