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Community College Electrical Training Classes Are Packed With Students

David Pitt · The great electrician shortage · Jan 11, 2023 · at 15:55

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David Pitt, an electrical trade student at Laney College, describes high demand and crowded classroom conditions in vocational electrical training programs.

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“But yeah, those rooms are packed too. I mean, the classes had 40 students in them. The Zoom meetings are just jam packed. A lot of people are trying to get this training.”

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The claim, plainly

Electrical training classes and remote Zoom sessions at Laney College and regional community colleges are crowded with about 40 students each due to high student demand.

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Assessment

David Pitt's statement describing crowded electrical technology course sections and Zoom sessions at Laney College with approximately 40 students is supported by district data and independent reporting. Records from the Peralta Community College District indicate course capacity limits are set at 40 students per section for standard and hybrid/online lecture sections. Furthermore, reporting published in January 2023 by Grist and Berkeleyside covering the 2021–2022 academic terms, alongside corroboration from Laney College Electrical and Electronics Technology adjunct professor Mark Prudowsky, confirmed that high demand filled course rosters to capacity at approximately 40 students per section.

PCCD and Laney College course schedule data establish standard lecture and hybrid enrollment caps at 40 students per section.
Investigative reporting by Grist and Berkeleyside in January 2023 documented that Laney College electrical technology sections reached up to 40 enrolled students during 2021–2022 terms due to high demand.
Laney College E/ET adjunct professor Mark Prudowsky confirmed on January 11, 2023, that rosters regularly filled to capacity at approximately 40 students per class.

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[1] grist.org [2] grist.org [3] laney.edu [4] laney.edu [5] berkeleyside.org [6] grist.org [7] laney.edu [8] educations.com

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Community College Electrical Training Classes Are Packed With Students

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