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Overview for Telecommunications Technology/Technician

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to help design and implement telecommunications systems. Includes instruction in communications protocol, data networking, digital compression algorithms, digital signal processing, Internet access, object-oriented and relational databases, and programming languages.

Careers for Telecommunications Technology/Technician Majors

A major in Telecommunications Technology/Technician is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Telecommunications Technology/Technician

Top 7 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Telecommunications Technology/Technician among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
University of Sacred Heart
Santurce, PR
 56
(12.3%)
Highly Selective$4,830 
 Herzing College
Birmingham, AL
 5
(7.9%)
 $9,660 
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY
 16
(2.9%)
Less Selective$8,979 
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Southern Polytechnic State University
Marietta, GA
 9
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$14,728 
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
 11
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$15,900 
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
 9
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$26,200 
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
 4
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$28,035 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.