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Get a Quick Start to your career in Electrical Technology

This quick start in Electrical Technology will allow you to start working in the field while continuing your education to become an Electrician or Electrical Engineering Technician. Coursework will give you a basic understanding of electricity, digital circuit building, programmable controllers, and the ability to read a schematic or system diagram.

Immediate Outcomes: skills and knowledge to start as an apprentice electrician, telecommunications technician, or electronics installer

Extended Pathway: seamlessly continue on to a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology A.A.S. (EET)


Recommended Electrical Technology Courses to Get Your Started

Get your career off to a quick start. Your Electrical Technology courses will prepare you to  start a new career as  an Electrical Technician. Start by registering for these courses:

Course Code Course Title Credits
FALL SEMESTER
BGT 110 Fundamentals of Technology 3
ELE 120 DC Circuits 4
ELE 130 Digital Fundamentals 4
SPRING SEMESTER
HAC 119 Construction Print Reading 3
ELE 235 Programmable Controllers 2
TOTAL CREDITS 16

Pathway to a Career in Electrical

Advance your career at your own pace. Each step below transfers credits to the next. Appropriate job titles and average pay ranges are meant to help guide an individual interested in this field; they vary based on individual experience and employer.

Wage information taken from Lightcast Q1 2024 BETA Data Set – QCEW Employees. Wage range is 25%-75% hourly average in surrounding 3-county region.

Program Coordinator

 Nada  Veskovic

Nada Veskovic

Associate Professor, Electronics
Schnecksville, PA