WELCOME COUNSELORS to ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY Can you imagine.... A world without... Automobiles or Airplanes Computers or Telephones Credit Cards or ATM's A home without... Lights or Air Conditioning Hair Dryers or Curling Irons Coffee Makers or Microwaves Can you imagine... Life without Electricity Did you know... University of Alabama In-State Tuition is $4,600/Semester University of Alabama Out-of-State Tuition is $11,475/Semester Many college graduates... After graduating, pay student loans for the next 30 years Can't find jobs Move back home and... Learn a Trade Did you know... Licensed electricians can earn $25-$50/hr Some make more Few make less None ever stop learning and Jobs are available Electricity has many areas of career opportunities Residential Commercial Industrial Automotive Motor Controls Programmable Controls Engineering Electrical engineers with electrical experience... Are more employable Perform Better and Advance Faster Became interested in the electrical field prior to college Did you know... Our program is nationally accredited Electrical students can earn college credits and scholarships Every level completed is transferable nationwide Did you know... Eligibility to take the State Journeyman's exam requires 4 years of job experience 1 year of electrical education equals 1/2 year of the job experience journeyman requirement Therefore, after 2 years of electrical education, the job experience requirement drops to 3 years Do you know... How good it feels to make a difference The joy that overcomes you by helping others succeed Of course you do... You wouldn't be here if you didn't. Let's make a difference together. Thank You Facts 97% of ECTC kids go on to higher education ECTC students can earn college credits in high school 23.2% employment growth rate thru 2020 Myths ECTC is only for troubled kids. ECTC is where the "special" kids go. ECTC is not for college bound kids. Counselors care only about their numbers, not the kids.