Choosing a college major? Consider Telecommunications.The telecommunications field has been around for over a hundred years and is always expanding.

1. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MAJOR
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN
WITH A
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MAJOR?

2. THINKING ABOUT GETTING A
JOB IN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS?
Or just wondering how you can
expand your horizons with a new
major? Perhaps you’re interested in
more professional positions or a
managerial status in your company.
Most jobs in the
telecommunications field are entry-
level, requiring only a high school
diploma, but if you plan on moving
up the corporate ladder you will be
wanting a more specialized
education. The industry does utilize
on-the-job training, but
maintenance and repair positions, as
well as managerial jobs require a
degree in telecommunications,
making it quite the asset to anyone
interested in upward mobility.

3. WHAT DOES
“TELECOMMUNICATIONS”
MEAN?
Telecommunications workers
perform a number of services to
the community, including
telephone, internet and digital
repair, maintenance and delivery.
There are several occupations
available in the
telecommunications field,
including equipment installers
and repairers; computer software
engineers and support
specialists; and, of course,
operations specialties managers
and top executives along with

4. POPULAR SCHOOLS
Telecommunications is offered as a major at most community colleges, but there are
also trade schools which specialize in the field. Education-portal.com provides a list of
six popular schools for telecommunications, most of which offer online programs:
Walden University: Offers online Bachelor and Masters programs for Information Systems
and Technology – Networking and Operations.
Kaplan University: Offers online Associates, Bachelors and Masters of Science programs
in Information Technology – Network Administration.
ITT Technical Institute: Has physical campuses in most states (excluding North and
South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and parts of New England). The highest degree
available at this school is a Bachelor of Science, but ITT Tech has one of the larger
Information Technology programs.
DeVry University: Claims more than 60 locations in the US and offers a program for
Engineering and Information Sciences almost as big as ITT Tech’s.
ECPI University: Located in North and South Carolina and Virginia with programs in
Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer and Information Science, and Information
Systems.
University of Phoenix: This is the only of these schools to offer a Doctorate in
Management as part of the graduate Information Systems and Technology program.

5. CLASSES TO TAKE
Information technology,
computer sciences, and mass
communications are closely
related to telecommunications.
Taking a minor or extra classes
in any of these programs can be
an asset if you plan to pursue a
telecommunications career.
As far as specific classes to
take, you will need to look at
what is offered by your school’s
program. According to
education-portal.com, some of
the most common classes taken
for telecommunications include:

6. CLASSES TO TAKE
- Mass communications systems
- Interactive communications
systems
- Computing
- Statistics
- Research methods
- Policies and regulations in
telecommunications
- Telecommunications internship

7. CLASSES TO TAKE
These courses are most typically
offered for Bachelors degree
programs. Adding IT and
computer science courses to
these would more than boost
your chances of being accepted
into the realm of
telecommunications business.
Anybody looking for
opportunities in the
telecommunications field should
definitely consider any of the
above listed schools and take
advantage of some of these
fantastic programs.