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Electrical Technology – Certificate of Achievement
Electrical Technology – Certificate of Achievement
at Pasadena City College
Los Angeles Catalog
The Electrical Technology program provides leading-edge technical training that will prepare students for career opportunities in the electrical industry. The Electrical Technology program provides leading-edge technical training, which will prepare students for career opportunities in the electrical industry. The curriculum offers technical training to acquire knowledge and skills related to the design and installation of electrical equipment, materials, and devices for the Building Construction Program. Hands-on laboratory experiments will offer the necessary experience for the safe use and operation of electrical hand and power tools. Technical training includes National Electrical Codes and standards. The program offers basic concepts and principles of electricity, machinery, and programming programmable logical controllers. Students will be instructed with state-of-the-art technology tests and measurement instruments. This program also meets the standards set by the California Department of Apprenticeship Standards towards the current California Electrician Certification testing. Upon successful completion of the program, that student will be allowed to register to take the Electrician's Certificate Exam (California Division of Apprenticeship Standards approved School: #133). Employment opportunities may include positions such as electrical assistant, electrical technician, maintenance technician, public utilities and sales representative, engineering technician along with purchasing and project administrator.
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.
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