PLC Program Highlights
The PLC Technician and PLC Technician II Certificate programs provide a comprehensive examination of PLCs, covering theory, practical applications and PLC programming. Here are the top reasons why students enrol in our programs.
Our track record and recognition opens doors to employers, jobs and a wide variety of other higher education opportunities.
Launched in 2003, our PLC training programs offer the full accreditation of one of the largest public community college in Canada, articulation with University level programs and partnering with thirteen US community colleges and universities.
George Brown College is a well established, widely recognized higher educational institution. At GBC students can earn diplomas, post-graduate certificates, industry accreditations, apprenticeships and four year bachelor degrees.
We have developed a specific pathway for our PLC students to transfer their credits and enter a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Studies at Neumann University. Students who have completed the Electronics Technician Diploma and the PLC or PLC Technician II Certificate program through George Brown College, can transfer directly into the fourth year of studies at Neumann University to complete a 4 year Bachelor of Science Degree.
At the foundation of our programs in distant education are our partnerships with colleges and universities in the United States. These partnerships allow us to offer our high quality certificate programs to students in their local communities through these fully accredited colleges and universities.
Whether you are seeking initial training for a position working with PLCs or looking for training to advance in your current role, GBCs PLC programs can help you acquire the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the growing field of high tech manufacturing.
We regularly hear back from many of our PLC graduates and love to share their stories of career growth with you. Take a moment to read these real stories of GBC PLC graduates as they describe how their training has impacted their jobs, career paths and lives.
George Brown College offers you a number of easy registration and payment options so you can begin one of our programs today, tomorrow or anytime that’s convenient for you.
Enrol into the full program up front or register for program modules one at a time, through our pay-as-you-learn option. Our unique registration options allow for easy installment-type payments, starting with an initial fee of $440, then registration into each of the remaining 18 modules, at a cost of $70 each.
George Brown College offers you two easy payment options, to make it convenient and affordable for you to register in the PLC Technician programs for as low as $440. Pay for the full program upfront or choose our Pay-as-you-learn registration option for easy installment-type payments.
If you have questions about the programs or are ready to register, our Program Consultants are available to speak to you directly. Call us toll-free at 1-888-553-5333 or email us at [email protected].
One of the most important pieces of our program, that is critical to student`s success, is our technical, tutorial and administrative support. Our approach is to to hire really great people, highly train them on our programs and then make them really easily accessible by our students.
Our students receive tutorial, technical and administrative support from Support Consultants in our Student Support Center. The Support Center is open for extended hours on Monday to Friday, 9 am - 10 pm in the evening and on Saturdays from 9 am - 5 pm (EST).
Our Support Consultants are incredibly knowledgeable and helpful and provide personalized technical and tutorial support by phone or by email. Whichever method works best for our students, works for us and we are always here help.
We provide dedicated online discussion forums, where students can direct questions to our online tutor, review tutorials on previously discussed or difficult topics and interact with other students to seek assistance or simply exchange ideas or opinions about being a student and the program.
These easy-to-use, computer-based, self-paced programs are designed to put you in charge of your technical training. The interactive curriculum, simulation software, student support and online exams provide a completely flexible learning framework that allows you to learn, study, practice and complete the program on your terms.
The flexible computer-based training format is designed to fit into your schedule, not ours, so you can work at your own pace to complete the programs. We provide you with curriculum and the support but leave the scheduling of studying and exams up to you. Of course, the more time that you put into your studies each week, the faster you finish.
The programs include 19 interactive modules that provide an in-depth understanding of PLCs and their applications in industry. The interactive curriculum includes text, video, audio clips, animations,laboratory simulation software and additional online resources. Also included are review exercises and practice exams.
The foundation of the PLC programs is the PLC simulation software. It provides a fully integrated lab experience within the curriculum, turning your computer into a virtual PLC and providing you with “hands on” experience in the operation of Rockwell’s RSLogix applications. The software allows you to simulate the operation of real-world PLC systems and design, run, test and debug ladder logic programs.
Online exams are taken at the end of each module to evaluate a student’s mastery of the program material. Each module exam is timed at 90 minutes, and comprised of 30 multiple choice or short answer questions. They are submitted electronically for grading and results are returned to the student right away.