Participate in hands-on training with advanced equipment, techniques, and programming related to burglar alarms, fire alarms, card access, and closed-circuit TV to prepare for careers as alarm system installers and service technicians.
Included in this program are academic courses in communication (English Composition, Speech), quantitative reasoning (Math), and social sciences (Psychology, Sociology), that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and personal development enhanced.
This program is approximately five quarters in length depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.
The Electrician Low Voltage Fire/Security Degree Program is approved as a Limited Energy (06) specialty electrical training program in the State of Washington. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates applying to become a Limited Energy (06) specialty electrician can be credited with 1,815 hours of work experience.
Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone project, diversity, and computer literacy requirements.
Prerequisites: Successfully completion of the Electrician Low Voltage Fire Security certificate, or by Instructor permission.
Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters
Catalog No. | Course Name | Credits |
EFS 105 | AC/DC Electricity: Basic Theory, Fractions, & Ohms Law | 7 |
EFS 106 | AC/DC Electricity: Series, Parallel, & Combination Circuits | 7 |
EFS 107 | AC/DC Electricity: Electrical Power & Power Application | 7 |
EFS 108 | National Electrical Code Print Reading | 7 |
EFS 109 | National Alarm Installer Training Program | 7 |
EFS 110 | CCTV Application & Design | 7 |
EFS 118 | National Electrical Codes | 6 |
EFS 119 | National Fire Codes | 6 |
EFS 121 | CCTV Field Service & Installation | 7 |
EFS 124 | Washington Administrative Codes | 2 |
EFS 207 | Addressable Fire SLC Systems/Design | 7 |
EFS 211 | Biometrics Access | 7 |
EFS 216 | Advanced Voice Evacuation Fire Systems | 7 |
EFS 221 | Fire Codes, NICET, NFPA | 7 |
EFS 226 | High Security Structured Cabling | 7 |
EFS 231 | CCTV Digital Network Solutions | 7 |
ENGL& 101 | English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220 | 5 |
MAT 105 | Math for Industrial Professions (or higher) | 5 |
PSYC& 100 | General Psychology (or other social science or humanities class) | 5 |
Total Credits for Completion | 120 |
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