Electrical Technology

Location(s): YTI Career Institute - York

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YTI Career Institute - York campus offers a diploma in Electrical Technology for those individuals interested in preparing to work as an entry-level electrical technician, apprentice, or electrical assistant on residential and light commercial new construction, work/repair projects, and industrial applications. Graduates may also secure employment as installers of low voltage cabling and lighting, coaxial cable, telephone cable and data cable. The program includes training in construction site safety, OSHA requirements, National Electrical Code standards and practices, proper tool use and care, interpretation of electrical blueprints/plans, job specification and pricing, installation, testing, troubleshooting and repair of electrical service panels, wiring and fixtures, installation of coaxial, telephone and data cabling, ladder logic, PLCs, customer service, math and algebra skills for the trades, and basic small business practices.

Program Requirements

Total Quarter Credits: 56

Courses are delivered in a hybrid format, except “*” indicates course is fully online.

Length of Program: Ten (10) months, consisting of four (4) ten-week quarters

The Electrical Technology program is offered in a Hybrid instruction delivery format, with didactic instruction occurring online, and hands-on labs occurring on campus. Online instruction is primarily asynchronous, with assignments and homework accessible 24 hours a day/seven days per week through the Learning Management System (LMS). Labs are scheduled 2-3 times per week. Students will need to reserve approximately 25-30 hours per week for educational activities and study.

Maximum class section size for this program is fifty (50) students for on-line lecture and sixteen (16) in lab.