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Electrical/Electricity Online Distance Learning Course

Bay State School of Technology offers an Online Distance Learning Course on Basic Electricity that is an internet based course of study using hands-on labs for practical applications. The course is intended to benefit technicians and mechanics, including:

  • Appliance Service Technicians
  • Automobile Mechanics
  • Office Machine Technicians (for copiers, faxes, printers, etc.)
  • Computer Service Technicians
  • Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technicians
  • Hobbyists (Electric Trains and cars, electronics, etc.)
  • Alarm Technicians
  • Boat Mechanics
  • Hotel & Apartment Complex Maintenance Mechanics
  • TV & Home Entertainment Sound System Repairers
  • Home Owners who want to understand Electricity and Wiring Diagrams
  • Medical Equipment Technicians
  • Vending Machine Service Technicians
  • Anyone working on electro/mechanical equipment

To visit our distance learning web site, click the following button.

Electrical Online Course

How it Works

Students will work independently at their own pace. The school will provide appropriate course material including book and required lab equipment. Students will have access to the course for 6 months unless completed sooner.

What will the Student Learn?

Students will study the history of electricity, its origin, its discovery, and development since discovery. The elements of Ohms Law, including voltage, current, and resistance, will be covered and explained. Series and parallel circuits, capacitors, resistors, transformers, and switches will be studied. Students will learn to use a multi-meter to measure voltage, current, and ohms, and will also learn to read wiring diagrams.

Admissions Requirements

Students under eighteen years of age must have written parental permission to enroll in the class. Applicants should have access to a computer with Internet access and some experience navigating the Internet.

Note: The application process provides a test for determining if computers are configured sufficiently to access the program content.

Tools and Supplies

All of the tools to be used in the labs will be furnished by the school. Students will receive a text book and meter which will be theirs to keep.

Additional Information

If this seminar interests you, test your computer's ability to access our online educational course with the Computer System Test link below.

Before you click the link, write down the following Username and Password which are necessary to continue and access the online educational course.

Username: System
Password: test

Computer System Test

Registering for the Course

To register for the course, use the Online Registration form

Paying for the Seminar

Bay State School of Technology accepts the following forms of payment for this seminar:

  • Paypal
  • Cash payments - call 888-828-3434 to make arrangements

To Learn More

To learn more about this Online Course, read the frequently-asked questions.

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Last Modified June 1, 2009