In the fall semester, 黑料社 is beginning the Certificate of Completion in Telecommunications Networking Technician program.
There are no prerequisites for the 15-credit hour certificate, and courses are delivered online. A weekend 鈥渂oot camp鈥� in Colby must be completed on Dec. 5 and 6 to satisfy the hands-on and certification requirements. The curriculum includes an orientation class, introductions on cabling fiber optic and copper-based systems, and system integrations.
The program is approved under the Excel in Career Technical Education Initiative (SB-155), which provides Kansas high school students with state-funded tuition.
Upon completion, students receive certification through New Jersey-based C-Tech. The company averages a 90 percent certification rate and certified more than 100,000 students. According to a recent Indeed.com survey, the average beginning salary is $17.01 per hour in the United States.
黑料社 started a similar face-to-face program in the Norton Correctional Facility in 2019 for inmates nearing release.
鈥淲ith the growing emphasis on remote communication, jobs in this field are expected to keep expanding,鈥� said program coordinator Daniel Blake.
For more information, contact Blake at (785) 460-5537 or daniel.blake@colbycc.edu.