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Tower Technician
Participating Institutions

Uintah Basin - Main

Description

The Tower Technician program will train students for entry level positions as tower technicians in the telecommunications infrastructure industry. Focused on safety, technical knowledge, and practical skills, this program equips students with the essential certifications and experience to work on communication towers.

Program Objectives

  • Obtain industry-required certifications for safety and technical operations.
  • Explain electrical grounding, microwave transmission, and cellular communication systems.
  • Demonstrate tower climbing and rescue techniques necessary for real-world job performance.
Required Credits: 3
Required Hours: 90
CIP Code: 460303
Participating Institutions

USU - Eastern

Description

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems program will prepare students to become FAA certificated as a remote pilot and gain introductory experience in flying and programming both fixed-wing and multirotor drones. Students will also gain introductory experience in maintaining and repairing aircraft, as well as collecting, analyzing, and reporting data and deliverables.

Program Objectives

  • Apply factual knowledge of FAA requirements, regulations, and expectations in industry as well as for the Part 107 exam.
  • Identify sUAS components, uses, designs, and applications related to industry.
  • Perform basic skills in flight, repair, and construction techniques in both fixed-wing and multirotor drones.
  • Utilize soft skills in documentation styles, reflection, in-class and online discussion, and analysis related to drone deliverables.
Required Credits: 31
Required Hours: 930
CIP Code: 490109
Participating Institutions

Davis - Main, Salt Lake - Main

Description

The Web and Graphic Design program prepares students for entry-level employment in the diverse fields of web development, graphic design, and digital marketing. Students learn to develop websites using industry-standard programming languages, create both print and digital collateral using industry-standard visual design software, and implement effective marketing campaigns using industry best practices. Students create a diverse portfolio of work throughout the program that demonstrates their skills to potential employers.

Program Objectives

  • Manipulate raster images.
  • Create vector graphics and illustrations.
  • Apply foundational principles and processes to all visual designs.
  • Develop Responsive Websites (Mobile-First / Progressively Enhanced) using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that will work on all devices and screen sizes.
  • Demonstrate server-side and client-side scripting.
  • Design dynamic User Interfaces and delightful User Experiences.
  • Optimize websites to load quickly and rank highly in search engines.
  • Develop custom themes for industry standard Content Management Systems (CMS).
  • Establish an online Web and Graphic Design portfolio.
Required Credits: 21
Required Hours: 630
CIP Code: 110801
Participating Institutions

Mountainland - Main, Salt Lake - Main

Description

This program provides students with the knowledge of computational, problem-solving and practical skills needed to integrate and deploy modern websites and web applications. Students will adapt and use industry-standard tools, including modern client-side and server-side languages and relational and non-relational database structures, to frameworks used in the web industry today.

Experienced web developers and software engineers in the industry provide instruction and share knowledge and skill sets as they mentor the students. This program is designed to give students the skills needed to be a Front-End, Junior-Level, Web Developer or Quality Assurance Technician.

Students will learn basic Front-End Development including Source Control, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and Sass. Students will then spend the majority of the program learning JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular and React. The remainder of the program will cover Back-End Development as it relates to Back-end servers, Database, Hosting, Deployment, Security and Automated QA. Throughout the program students will complete a series of professional portfolio projects. Finally, students must complete an externship in order to receive a certificate of completion for this program.

Program Objectives

  • Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level employment in the Web Programming and Development careers.
  • Implement design, authoring, standards, protocols, tools and techniques for development for different Web-based technologies.
  • Use industry-standard programming languages and techniques to add user interactivity to Web sites and Web applications. ● Build maintainable and robust React and Angular real-world applications.
  • Create real-world web application projects that also involve interacting with databases such as Postgres and NoSQL databases like MongoDB.
  • Use Automated QA principles to monitor and ensure increasing improvements for web applications and be able to identify some of the mechanisms used to establish overall health of a product.
Required Credits: 22
Required Hours: 660
CIP Code: 110801
Participating Institutions

Bridgerland - Main, Davis - Main, Dixie - Main, Mountainland - Main, Mountainland - Payson, Ogden-Weber - Main, Salt Lake - Main, Snow - Ephraim, Southwest - Main, Tooele - Main, Uintah Basin - Main, USU - Eastern

Description

In the Welding Technology certificate program, students receive hands-on safety, welding, and cutting instruction on a variety of metals. Instruction includes basic Oxy Fuel Cutting (OFC), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and other thermal and mechanical cutting processes. Students also learn welding process-specific and welding shop safety practices, basic print reading, and the proper uses and applications of AWS welding symbols.

Program Objectives

  • Demonstrate welding safety on a daily basis.
  • Use measurement systems, written instructions, and prints to complete welding projects.
  • Use GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and SMAW to perform high-quality welds on various metals correctly.
  • Use thermal cutting equipment to perform high-quality cuts on ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
  • Determine the correct welding and/or cutting process to use in specific applications.
Required Credits: 14
Required Hours: 420
CIP Code: 480508