Everest - N. Aurora Campus Launches Electrician Training Program

PRLog (Press Release) - Sep 17, 2009 -
NORTH AURORA, Ill. – Everest College now offers an Electrician program at its campus in North Aurora, Ill. Not only is this electrician training program new for the Everest - North Aurora campus, it also represents the first “trade” program to be offered by any Everest campus in the Chicago area.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics*, employment opportunities for electricians should increase approximately 7 percent between 2006 and 2016, about as fast as average for all occupations. In addition to jobs created by increased demand for electrical work, many openings are expected over the next decade as large numbers of professional electricians retire. This will create very good job opportunities, especially for trained individuals with a wide range of skills. Employment opportunities will vary from state to state and even city to city, depending on local economic conditions.

“We identified a need within our region and were the first Everest Campus in the Chicago market to offer this valuable training,” said Robert Van Elsen, president of the Everest - North Aurora campus. “Our electrician training program will help anyone interested in electrician careers be prepared to fill immediate job openings upon graduation.”

Everest’s electrician training program (http://www.everest.edu/programs/category/electrician) provides students with the necessary technical and scientific skills needed for successful employment as an entry-level electrician. Graduates of the Everest Electrician program are prepared to work in the residential, industrial or commercial sectors.

At Everest - North Aurora, Electrician training is broken down into nine modules taught over nine months. Subjects covered include:

 * Electrical theory and algebra for trades
 * National Electric Code (NEC)/Safety/Hand Tools and conduit bending
 * Residential/Commercial and NEC requirements
 * Transformer principles and test equipment
 * Hazardous locations and power distribution
 * Power distribution and emergency systems
 * Motor concepts and jobsite management
 * Advanced industrial controls
 * Solid state controls and industrial automation

Everest’s training is hands-on in a variety of simulated environments, taught by instructors who have real-world experience as professional electricians.

ABOUT EVEREST - NORTH AURORA CAMPUS

The Everest – North Aurora Campus (http://www.everest.edu/campus/north_aurora?) is situated on North Lincoln Highway just north of the East-West Tollway (I-88) in Aurora, Ill., approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. Everest has five other nearby locations, including Skokie, Chicago, Burr Ridge, Merrionette Park, and Merrilville, Ind. In addition to its new Electrician program, the campus also offers career-training programs in Business Accounting, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assisting and Medical Insurance Billing and Coding. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.

Everest, owned by Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America, has more than 100 campuses in the U.S. and Canada. Everest provides career-oriented diploma and degree programs** in healthcare, criminal justice, skilled trades, business, paralegal, and information technology. For more information on electrician training or other Everest programs at this or any campus, visit http://www.everest.edu/.

* Local market data will differ from these statistics.
** Programs vary by campus.