• Career & Technical Education

    Electricity

    Careers / Construction and Development / Electricity

    Program Description

    The Electricity program provides high school students with the knowledge and skills to launch a career in electricity. Level 1 introduces basic skills, practices, and theories of electricity and its applications to circuits, devices, and materials. Topics include the national electrical code book, electron theory, direct current fundamentals, series/parallel circuits, power, alternating current fundamentals, and calculations for power, voltage, current, and resistance. Safety is emphasized as students learn to wire electrical circuits and equipment projects.

    Level 2 provides students with advanced training in the techniques, processes, and theories introduced in Level 1. Electrical controls, blueprint reading, estimating, troubleshooting, meter reading, advanced wiring projects, and special circuits are included.

     

    Completer Courses

    • Electricity 1
    • Electricity 2
     

    Schools Offering Completer

    • CAT North
    • CAT South
     

    Potential Certifications

    NCCER Certification

    • Core
    • Level 1 Electricity

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    • OSHA 10
     

    Articulated/Proficiency Credit

    Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)

    • CONT 101 Construction Blueprint Reading (3 credits)
    • CONT 116 Practices of Resourceful Construction (3 credits)
     

    Career Opportunities upon Program Completion

    • Electrician ($37,060 - $101,400)
    • Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers ($49,620 - $106,870)
    • Lighting Technicians ($33,800 - $135,540)
     

    Career Opportunities with Additional Education and Training

    • Electrical Engineer ($71,890 - $164,760)
    • Construction Management ($62,790 - $167,650)
    • Project Manager ($50,500 - $156,770)
    • Construction and Buidling Inspectors ($48,480 - $88,190)

    Success Stories

    Jeremy Smith

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    See your School Counselor for more information!