New High School Diploma Programs: Penn Foster High School with a Concentration in Building Technology!!

ecampus admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:21:24 GMT

Penn Foster now has a new High School Diploma Program!

Penn Foster High School with a Concentration in Building Technology

With a choice of one of three concentrations in:

Electrical

Plumbing

Carpentry

Earning your High School diploma opens up new career opportunities. Even if you decide not to go on to college, your Building Technology focused High School Diploma can get you started toward a vocational diploma in electrician, plumber, or carpenter.

Your High School building technology electives are transferable to a Penn Foster trade program.

There is no set class schedule, you study when and where it's convenient for you. You work at your own pace. There's no one to rush you or hold you back. And while you work independently, you're never alone. Expert instructors and support staff - dedicated to helping you complete your coursework – are just a phone call or an email away.

Prepare for your High School Diploma with a Concentration in Building Technology at home with these courses and more:

Reading Skills, English, and Mathematics
American and World History
Biology, Earth Science, and Physical Science

Electrical Concentration:
Electrical 1: Practices for the apprentice electrician
Electrical 2: Electrical components, conductors and wiring
Electrical 3: Lighting, heating and climate control.
Electrical 4: Blueprint and schematic diagram interpretation
Electrical 5: National Electrical Code (NEC). Students use the actual code book to understand how to interpret the NEC to everyday wiring situations.

Plumbing Concentration:
Plumbing1: Pipe fitting, water supply systems and fixtures, fittings, valves and water heating.
Plumbing 2: Plumbing systems and the installation process.
Plumbing 3: Mathematics as it pertains to plumbing.
Plumbing 4: Advanced plumbing theory and techniques.
Plumbing 5: Installation of fixtures and appliances.

Carpentry Concentration:
Carpentry 1: Practical applications of basic math for use in a variety of construction tasks.
Carpentry 2: Interpreting construction drawings, understanding building codes and layout, and the essentials of building materials.
Carpentry 3: Hand and power tools and their applications.
Carpentry 4: Residential framing and exterior construction.
Carpentry 5: Interior finishing.

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New High School Diploma Programs: Penn Foster High School with a Concentration in Building Technology!!

Penn Foster now has a new High School Diploma Program!

Penn Foster High School with a Concentration in Building Technology