Hands-on lab work includes installing the network software and applications software and configuring the system so it operates efficiently. An internship provides students with the opportunity to work for a telecommunications department of a local company before graduation. The associate of applied science degree in telecommunications is a two-year degree. Some students choose to pursue only this degree. Other students earn this degree on their way to a four-year degree in telecommunications administration.
Graduates are prepared to enter the workforce in the telecommunications area of a company.
Upon completion of this program, a graduate might work in an environment ranging from two computers talking to each other at one end of the spectrum, to national and international communications needs being experienced by most companies today on the other end of the spectrum. The program provides technical background and practical experience needed to maintain the telecommunications environment. TBE 1700, Introduction to Microcomputer Applications or University Literacy Exams are a prerequisite to all TBE courses listed below. The program offers a bachelor of science degree in business education with an emphasis in teaching in the secondary schools. Because the associate of applied science degree in business systems technologies is required on the way to this degree, graduates are also prepared to enter the business workforce in the computer and office environments of a company.