Utilities: Customer Service

This award is not eligible for Financial Aid

The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Utilities: Customer Service program is designed to provide students with training to meet requirements for employment in the customer service area of the utilities industry. Courses focus on handling customer accounts, including processing new customer accounts, service orders, service plans, rates, and payments.

Details

Offered At
Rio Salado
Field of Interest
Business, Entrepreneurialism, and Management
Degree Type
Certificate of Completion (CCL)
Academic Plan
Utilities: Customer Service (CER)
Academic Plan Code
5310N
Total credits required
16
Effective Term
Fall 2024
Admissions criteria

This program is offered through an educational partnership. Employment by the partnership organization is required for admission.

Notes

This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

What You'll Learn
  • Identify basic billing procedures in the utility industry. (UCS101)
  • Explain the role of an energy provider, service commitments, and deregulation of the electric utility industry. (UCS108)
  • Summarize billing, credit, and service order procedures for assessing and maintaining customer accounts for public utilities. (UCS108)
  • Make determinations as to maintenance needs and process. (UCS110)
  • List various types of meters and the applications and possible malfunctions of each. (UCS110, UCS140)
  • Make determinations as to type of power problems and process the necessary corrective actions. (UCS110, UCS140)
  • Describe different rate schedules and calculate rates. (UCS120)
  • Perform payment, deposit, and credit operations. (UCS120, UCS140)
  • Identify information and deposit requirements for establishing new accounts. (UCS130)
  • Make service need determinations and process. (UCS130, UCS135, UCS140)
  • Assess customer needs and take appropriate action. (UCS130, UCS140)
  • Establish new customer accounts. (UCS135, UCS140)
Required courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
Credits:16
UCS101Introduction to Billing3
UCS108Account Services for Public Utilities1
UCS110Meter and Trouble Orders2
UCS120Payments, Credits and Rates3
UCS130Service Orders I3
UCS135Service Orders II2
UCS140Service Order Procedures2

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