Career Opportunities
As an industrial machinery mechanic you will repair and maintain industrial production and processing machinery in a plant or factory. This will include diagnosing and correcting minor problems with equipment, such as pumps, conveyor systems and motors, before they can become major ones. After diagnosing the problem, you will disassemble, repair, reassemble, and test the equipment.

You also will perform preventative maintenance and become involved with replacing and installing new machinery.

Associate Degree
As a graduate of the Industrial Maintenance program, you will earn an Associate in Industrial Technology degree.

Associate Degree Requirements

Scholarship Opportunities
In addition to several general scholarships that are based on academic excellence, need, and other criteria, the following scholarships are available to students enrolled in the Industrial Maintenance program:

• Elisha Gray II Scholarship
  
• Lakeshore Rotary Joe Carver Memorial Scholarship
• Harry B. Ross Scholarship

To see if you qualify for one of these scholarship, please visit the Financial Aid section of our website.

Transfer Options
The Industrial Maintenance program transfers to Ferris State University's manufacturing Engineering Technology program. See your academic advisor for more details.

This program articulates with the Occupational Education Studies program at Western Michigan University to prepare certified vocational teachers for high schools, technical centers and community colleges. If you think you might be interested in teaching, please discuss the OES program with your advisor. You can learn more about the OES program by visiting www.wmich.edu/gus/occupnedn.html