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Electrician program keeps steady enrollments; instructors pilot schedule changes to expand capacity
Summary
Southeast Tech’s two-year electrician program described consistent enrollments and new eight-week blocks designed to allow additional cohorts and better lab scheduling.
Instructors for Southeast Technical College’s electrician program told the board the two‑year, 69‑credit curriculum continues to produce steady cohorts and that department changes are intended to expand capacity.
Mike Bezachek and Marcus Hunter, program instructors, described the program’s curriculum structure—fundamentals and labs, blueprint reading, National Electrical Code study each semester, residential/commercial/industrial tracks and a capstone wiring lab. “Everything we do is based off the code book,” Hunter said, referring to the National Electrical Code and the need to prepare students for journeyman licensing and inspected work.
The instructors said typical cohort sizes start around 40 new students with 25–30 returning and graduating in a given cycle; they noted the program sometimes loses students because of attendance, work or family circumstances. To increase throughput, the program shifted to eight‑week instructional blocks from a previous 16‑week model and said the change opens the possibility of afternoon cohorts and more laboratory use — but would require additional instructors.
Board members asked about wait lists and space constraints; presenters said they maintain a wait list and that planned campus renovations (Ed Wood renovations) will provide additional lab space. The board acknowledged the instructors’ efforts to pilot competency-based approaches and schedule revisions to accommodate demand.
The board moved to acknowledge the electrician program report.
