Students in the Elmore County Technical Center’s electrical technology program are getting a jump start to a great career.
Instructor Jason Harris said students leave the program ready for the workforce.

PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology instructor Jason Harris, right, helps Wetumpka High School sophomore Grace Hines with blueprints. The program turns out students ready to join the workforce as electricians or move on to college for engineering.

PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka High School sophomore Grace Hines works on learning to reading blue prints in the electrical technology program at the Elmore County Technical Center. The program develops students who can enter the electrician field upon graduation from high school.

PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology instructor Jason Harris, right, helps students learn how to read blueprints in class. The prints are from the current Wetumpka High School gym.

PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology look over blueprints from the current Wetumpka High School gym. Instructor Jason Harris said he was able to acquire the blueprints from a contractor on the project.

PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology instructor Jason Harris, right, helps Wetumpka High School sophomore Grace Hines, left, and J.T. Blakeley with blueprints. Harris was teaching the students how a scale can be used to determine real measurements from blueprints.

PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Used wire waits to be used again in the electrical technology lab at the Elmore County Technical Center. The wire is not put under load. To help lower the costs of teaching the wire is reused.
PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology instructor Jason Harris, right, helps Wetumpka High School sophomore Grace Hines with blueprints. The program turns out students ready to join the workforce as electricians or move on to college for engineering.
PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka High School sophomore Grace Hines works on learning to reading blue prints in the electrical technology program at the Elmore County Technical Center. The program develops students who can enter the electrician field upon graduation from high school.
PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology instructor Jason Harris, right, helps students learn how to read blueprints in class. The prints are from the current Wetumpka High School gym.
PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology look over blueprints from the current Wetumpka High School gym. Instructor Jason Harris said he was able to acquire the blueprints from a contractor on the project.
PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Elmore County Technical Center Electrical Technology instructor Jason Harris, right, helps Wetumpka High School sophomore Grace Hines, left, and J.T. Blakeley with blueprints. Harris was teaching the students how a scale can be used to determine real measurements from blueprints.
PHOTOS: Elmore County Technical Center electrical technology program delivering results
Cliff Williams / The Herald Used wire waits to be used again in the electrical technology lab at the Elmore County Technical Center. The wire is not put under load. To help lower the costs of teaching the wire is reused.