WHAT is the Electronic Media/Broadcasting program?

This program has been designed to develop the knowledge and skills of students in the technical and non-technical aspects of the media and broadcast industry. With job-skill training, work-based learning, and hands-on instruction, students will prepare for a career in the advancing and expansive field of Electronic Media/Broadcasting.

WHY should I take the Media/Broadcasting program?

Classes at the Saginaw Career Complex are different than those offered at your home high school. You learn by doing - not just reading, listening, and memorizing. And you learn out in the real world, on-the-job, with real people.

This course is a part of the Arts and Communication Career major, in the visual arts pathway. Students, who successfully complete this program, are prepared to begin work in facilities such as:
• Television Stations
• Radio Stations
• Media Centers
• Post-Production facilities
Program completers are also prepared for further training in community colleges, technical centers, or universities.

You will also earn a competency certificate in Electronic Media/Broadcasting from the Saginaw Career Complex, which says you've learned actual job skills at high standards set by business and industry. Your parents will love it. So will colleges and employers.

WHAT will I learn in the Electronic Media/Broadcasting program?

You will learn about:
• Audio/Video production
• Studio operations
• Multimedia exploration
• Maintenance and troubleshooting
• Teamwork applications
• Employability skills
• Communication
• Mathematics
• Job-safety procedures.

You will learn and apply these principles in a state-of-the-art Television Production Studio. You will also learn and practice skills in real work environments.

For more specific areas of study click here to see more about the curriculum.

WHAT are my job prospects?

Great for trained applicants! People seeking beginning jobs as radio and television broadcast technicians are expected to face strong competition in major metropolitan areas, where the number of qualified job seekers exceeds the number of openings. There, stations seek highly experienced personnel. Prospects for entry-level positions generally are better in small cities and towns for beginners with appropriate training, like the Electronic Media/Broadcasting program

WHERE can I go after completing the program?

Your training in the Electronic Media/Broadcasting program gives you exciting options:

• Entry-level employment -Students might begin their careers in television and radio stations, media centers, post-production facilities.
• Continued Education -Students have the opportunity to continure their education with the advantage of articulating college credits at the same time they are earning their high school diploma, and they don't have to pay for it! After successfully completing the program, students may articulate credits at Delta College or Ferris State University. The articulation process will give students a head start in their post-secondary education, as well as save them a considerable sum of mone. In addition, students are also ready to enter industry/employer-sponsored training programs.

WHO is the teacher?

Mr. Bryan Lawson has worked as a production manager at a public access television station and has been a trainer for that station.  His favorite part of teaching is "seeing the 'AHA' moment when students finally make the connection between hearing the information and using it in the lab."

WHAT are the admission requirements?

Students admitted to the Electronic Media/Broadcasting program at the Saginaw Career Complex must:

• Have a career interest in the Arts and Communication career major.
• Be a high school junior or senior.
• Be on track for high school graduation.
• Have good attendance habits.
• Be willing to attend the Saginaw Career Complex for half the school day and participate in work-based learning experiences.

WHAT does it cost?

Nothing! Eligible high school students may attend free of charge.

HOW do I enroll?

You can enroll by completing just a few easy steps. Click here to get started:

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