Electrician Training

The electrician program at Southeastern Community College – Whiteville prepares students for careers as electrical contractors, inspectors, estimators, project managers, electricians, linemen, and wiremen. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain and repair electrical apparatus and systems. Program courses include: principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and codes and standards. Get more details below including other North Carolina colleges that offer electrician training.

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Southeastern Community College – Whiteville (SAU)

1700 Dogwood Mile, Laurinburg, NC

Southeastern Community College also known as SCC is a public community college that provides accessible educational, cultural and social opportunities for you. They can help you meet your educational needs with the help of their exceptional faculty and student centered learning environment. In SCC you can prepare for a successful transfer to a college or university, gain skills to start a new career or upgrade your existing skills. SCC is committed to making higher education accessible and achievable to all by adopting traditional delivery methods as well as non-traditional methods by using the Internet, conducting night classes and distance learning methods. Your active participation and persistence in the learning process would decide your success at SCC.

SCC was founded in 1964 and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificates, associate degrees and diplomas. SCC offers a wide variety of college credit programs and continuing education courses. Some of their unique programs include American Sign Language, Broadcasting and Production Technology Program, Fine Arts Program in Art and Music and First Agricultural Biotechnology Associate Degree Program.  These are just few programs and a complete list of programs offered by them can be obtained from their website - http://www.sccnc.edu/ProgramsCourses.aspx

SCC also offers you with counseling services, individualized tutoring services and disability services.

At SCC, learning does not stop when you leave the classroom. There are a variety of opportunities for you to achieve your academic, career and personal goals. Various workshops in Leadership skills, mentoring programs, fellowships and community activities are offered, which you can explore.

Career Options for Graduates

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Description

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Electricians

Description

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, electricians employment is expected to grow at a rate of 13.7% from 2014 to 2024

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Description

Install, program, maintain, or repair security or fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, security and fire alarm systems installers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 12.9% from 2014 to 2024

Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Description

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, signal and track switch repairers employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -0.1% from 2014 to 2024

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).