Industry as alarm system installers and service technicians. Students participate in hands on training with advanced equipment, techniques, and programming related to burglar alarms, fire alarms, firefighter communication systems, card access systems, biometric equipment and closed circuit TV surveillance systems.

Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and enhance personal development.

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.

Prerequisite: Successfully completion of the Electrician Low Voltage Fire Security certificate, or by Instructor’s permission.

Admissions dates: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer quarters

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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
ENG& 101	English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220	5
MAT 105	or higher	5
PSYC& 100	or other social science or humanities class	5

TOTAL CREDITS FOR COMPLETION               120