Electrician

Electrician is a certificate program (2 to 4 years) offered at McDowell Technical Community College, a public institution in Marion, NC. This program is part of the electrical trades field (CIP 46.0302) and provides training in electrical theory, wiring, codes and standards, circuit installation, and safety practices for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.

This longer-format certificate builds on foundational electrical skills and prepares students for journeyman-level work in the electrical trades. McDowell Technical Community College also offers a shorter Electrician certificate at the 1-to-2-year level, along with related programs such as Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician, Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician, and Cosmetology/Cosmetologist General on the Marion campus.