Program Map
Telecommunications Technology - Associate in Science
- Industrial Technology & Automotive
This apprenticeship program map for the 2024-2025 catalog year provides an overview of the required courses. You must be accepted into the apprenticeship by the Program Sponsor.
Apprenticeship Programs at Chabot College are an excellent way to earn a certificate and/or an associate degree while also gaining real-world, paid work experience in the occupation. The requirements and expectations vary depending on the apprenticeship program. Classes also vary by program, with some offered in person, online or off-campus.
I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?
- Apply to be an apprentice for the program you are interested in www.chabotcollege.edu/academics/apprenticeship
- Meet with a Chabot College counselor to review and plan general education courses (for associate degree programs only) www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
As a Communications Technician he/she will install, maintain and repair structured cabling installations to meet the communications needs required to provide a wide range of residential and commercial services. Working with low voltage wiring systems, the apprentice Communications Technician learns safety practices, Voice, Data (Local, Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks); Video (Cable TV, Closed Circuit, Video-Conferencing), Security Systems (Alarms. Cameras, Access Control,), Cabling using Copper (twisted pair and coax), Fiber Optics, Wireless, OSHA Safety Practices, First Aid/CPR, Grounding, Bonding and Firestopping techniques in a structured cabling system, Computer Literacy and Networking.
The Fiber Optics Technician would become skilled in all the above excluding security systems with additional training in outside fiber optics splicing including installation, maintenance, testing and repair of buried and aerial fiber optics cabling.
To be a Communications Technician Apprentice or a Fiber Optics Technician/Splicer an applicant must first be employed by a signatory Communications Worker of America (CWA) employer who is participating in the apprenticeship program and a CWA Union Member.
Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education
APTE 9795 is a work experience course that may be taken each term for the apprentice to receive credit for working.
Students may earn an AA or AS degree at Chabot with completion of any one of the following general education patterns:
- Local AS pattern
- CSU General Education Breadth pattern
- IGETC General Education pattern
See the general education course lists: https://www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling/transfer/ge-requirement-transfer-archive.php.
It is recommended that all students meet with a Chabot College counselor to review and create an individualized student education plan. See the Counseling Department webpage for information on how to speak with a counselor: www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling.
Elective units may be needed to reach the 60 units required for an Associate's Degree. Please see a counselor for assistance in selecting elective units.