Electrician School Guide

Do you hate working at a desk?  Do you enjoy staying active on the job?  Are you great at working with your hands?  If working the typical 9 – 5 office jobs do not appeal to you or if you answered yes to any of these questions, working as an electrician may be the career for you. 

Electricians perform a variety of duties in many types of businesses and change…

The following list of top undergraduate schools for electricians has been developed in 2010 by the U.S. News and World Report:  www.usnews.com.  These schools have been ranked based on faculty and executive management feedback, Forbes.com, interviewing student feedback, as well as The Princeton Review system which assess student-faculty ratio, enrollment, quality of life and safety.  Eligibility is only available to those schools accredited by the Board for Engineering and…

When it comes to the field of electrical engineering, graduates from several schools are held in the highest regard.  There are a few such renowned schools as MIT, Stanford, University of California – Berkeley and Georgia Institute of Technology, ranked in 2010 as the top four schools providing graduate degree level programs in Electrical Engineering.  (www.usnews.com)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been ranked as the Number 1 engineering school…

Based on U.S. News (www.usnews.com), the following schools are ranked the top 3 schools in the nation for electricians.  These rankings are based on freshman retention rate and freshman incoming test scores. 

1.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT was established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1861. High school seniors admitted to MIT have a GPA of 3.9.  ACT test scores ranged from 30-36 for 80% of the incoming freshman, and SAT…

An overall growth in the electrical trade job market is expected over the next several years.  There are currently and approximately 695,000 electricians employed in the Unites States today.  By the year 2018, a 12% increase in electrician’s jobs is estimated, enlarging that number to about 778,000.  Those specializing in high tech jobs, such as voice, data or video will experience the greatest increase in demand. 

The current average wage…

It may seem like a daunting task when choosing and applying for your new electrician’s school.  However, there are many resources online to help you through the process, including http://www.groovejob.com/resources/students/college/applying/ from groovejob.com.  Before you begin, be sure to have all the following information readily available.  You’ll need your social security number, as well as information on your immediate family members, such as names and addresses. Gather and have available copies…

Paying for your education can sometimes be as challenging as obtaining the degree itself.  Fortunately, there are a variety of options available to either subsidize or pay for the entire cost of your education.  The first step in obtaining a scholarship is to determine what type of school you are going to attend.  Electricians can receive their education through either trade schools or accredited colleges, with trade schools providing…