Southern Nash High School students pursue Computer Engineering studies, careers

Students taking Nash Community College’s ELC 131 Circuit Analysis I class at Southern Nash High School recently constructed radios as a class project. NCC Computer Engineering Technology Instructor Wanda Tyson said, “The students built the radios and then completed troubleshooting as they ran into issues with their devices. The project taught the students real-world skills in circuit design, problem solving and strategy. It was exciting to see them apply what they learned this semester.”

The Nash Community College Circuit Analysis class is a college-level course that introduces students to DC and AC electricity concepts with an emphasis on circuit analysis, measurements, and operation of test equipment. The students learned applied principles, circuit analysis laws and theorems, circuit simulation software preparing them to interpret circuit schematics and design, construct, verify, and analyze DC/AC circuits.

The course is offered as part of the Nash Community College Industrial and Advanced Manufacturing (IAM) Academy’s Computer Engineering Technology degree pathway
​ and is required for four of the six Advanced Manufacturing Pathways.​

Through a career cluster focused in high school around the manufacturing process and engineering, high school students can prepare for a career track as they complete their Associate in Applied Science degree at NCC and later finish their Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology at East Carolina University with a concentration in Information and Computer Technology.

​High school students interested in the IAM Academy should contact their Guidance Counselor. ​For further information on the NCC IAM Academy, please contact Wil van der Meulen, NCC Associate Dean of Student and Enrollment Services at 252-451-8392.