Railroad Operations - General Option, A.A.S.
JCCC's associate's degree program in railroad operations can prepare you for an exciting and well-paying career. The more than 500 companies that make up the U.S. railroad industry provide the country's freight and passenger transportation service on a network of some 300,000 route-miles of track. Railroads employ a substantial workforce to service, maintain and manage this extensive transportation network.
In general, this option is designed to provide the student with general knowledge and skills for entry-level employment in the railroad industry. The student is introduced to the history of railroading and the various railroad crafts. Railroad operations, safety, environment and quality also are covered. The student will choose from a list of business and technical electives in order to provide a basis for possible employment and further post-employment training.
For information visit the National Academy of Railroad Sciences. Hover your cursor over the "New Careers" tab and choose from the list.
(Major Code 2800; State CIP Code 49.0208)
First Semester
| CPCA 105 | Introduction to Personal Computers: Windows | 1 |
| CPCA 108 | Word Processing I: MS Word* | 1 |
| CPCA 110 | Spreadsheets I: MS Excel* | 1 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Technical Mathematics I* | 3 |
| PHIL 124 | Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| RRT 120 | History of Railroading | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester
| ENGL 123 | Technical Writing I* | 3 |
| MATH 131 | Technical Mathematics II* | 3 |
| PHYS 133 | Applied Physics* | 5 |
| RRT 121 | Railroad Technical Careers | 3 |
| Health and/or Physical Education Elective ^ | 1 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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Third Semester
| BUS 121 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| ECON 132 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 230 | Economics I | |
| PHIL 138 | Business Ethics | 1 |
| RRT 150 | Railroad Operations | 3 |
| RRT 165 | Railroad Safety, Quality and Environment | 3 |
| SPD 125 | Personal Communication | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Fourth Semester
| Business/Related Electives (see below) | 6 | |
| Technical/Related Electives (see below) | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Business/Related Electives
| ACCT 121 | Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 123 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| BUS 140 | Principles of Supervision | 3 |
| BUS 141 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 225 | Human Relations | 3 |
| BUS 243 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUS 261 | Business Law I* | 3 |
| MKT 230 | Marketing | 3 |
| BOT 101 | Computerized Keyboarding | 1 |
Technical/Related Electives
| AUTO 125 | Introduction to Automotive Shop Practices | 3 |
| AUTO 165 | Automotive Engine Repair* | 4 |
| CET 105 | Construction Methods | 3 |
| CET 129 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CPCA 138 | Windows for Microcomputers* | 1 |
| DRAF 123 | Interpreting Machine Drawings* | 2 |
| DRAF 129 | Interpreting Architectural Drawings | 2 |
| ELEC 120 | Introduction to Electronics | 3 |
| ENGR 180 | Engineering Land Surveying I* | 3 |
| HVAC 123 | 4 | |
| INDT 125 | Industrial Safety/OSHA 30 | 3 |
| MFAB 152 | Manufacturing Materials and Processes | 3 |
| MFAB 133 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) I* | 3 |
| MFAB 240 | Metallurgy | 2 |
Total Program Hours: 64