About the Telecommunications Technology Program

The Telecommunications Technology program introduces students to today’s telecommunications environment and its underlying technology.

Courses in this program teach concepts and skills for the transmission of voice, video, graphics and text data over various analog and digital networks. Topics covered include analog and digital signals, modulation, transmission, multiplexing systems, telecommunications regulatory issues, standard bodies, voice technology fundamentals, telecommunications network traffic, transmissions facilities, network providers and services, customer services, customer premises equipment and services for voice communications, transmission carrier services, customer services, customer premises equipment and services for voice communications, transmission carrier services, and wireless telecommunications technologies. Contemporary topics include T-1 systems, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology, cable modems, ISDN, SONET, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Frame Relay.

Graduates of this program have skills in problem solving, circuit analysis, networking and telecommunications fundamentals. Integrated into the program are also courses that prepare the student for the CISCO CCNA examination. Opportunities for graduates in the program include jobs in the telecommunications industry in manufacturing and service sectors in research, design, development, manufacturing, technical support, field service and sales support.

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