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Electrician: Industrial, Commercial, Residential

Start your new career in as little as 12 short months!

The Electrician program prepares you to become a
certified electrician.

Today's Electrician is an integral part of our high tech worldwide economy. Connecticut and Massachusetts, together with the United States, and the entire world's industries and developing technologies are now, and will continue to be, powered by electricity.

Emerging "Green energy" technologies, like wind and solar, require connection to the world's electrical grid. Trained with the necessary knowledge and experience you will be able to choose from a wide range of existing and developing career fields to explore.

In the Electrician program you will:

• Prepare to take the L-6 and E-2 license exams to become a certified electrician.
• Develop a deep understanding of the National Electrical Code and how to apply it so that the installations you complete are safe for yourself and the occupants.
• Learn how to install electrical power distribution systems in a variety of settings, including manufacturing plants, multi-story office buildings, and homes.
• Receive Lifetime Placement assistance. Each PCI campus has full-time Graduate Employment Specialists dedicated to helping all of our graduates find that job that is just right for them.

Acquire the knowledge to repair motors, transformers, generators and electronic controllers on machine tools and industrial robots.

The Electrical program is designed to give you the theory critical to understanding the science of electrical power transmission and distribution, the safety requirements involved in working in this field via hundreds of hours of real world hands-on training and experience.

To learn more about the Electrician program request more information from our Career Program Specialists.

Classes are available either in the morning, afternoon, or evening

• Morning and afternoon Electrical Technology classes meet for 12 months and consist of 60 credit hours (1200 actual hours) of instruction. The attendance schedule is Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. or 12:50 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Evening classes meet for 18 months and consist of 48 credit hours (960 actual hours) of instruction. The attendance schedule is Monday through Wednesday from 6:05 p.m. to 10:40 p.m.

The Industrial, Commercial, & Residential Electrician Program is offered at the following campuses:

Connecticut:

Branford, Enfield, Rocky Hill, Stratford, Watertown

Massachusetts:

Canton, Chicopee, Westborough, Woburn

Classes begin in October, January, April and July.