One of the original objectives of the SBE Certification Program was to encourage broadcast engineers to continue their professional development. The growth of professional status of the entire industry is still one of our major goals. The continuing education of broadcast engineers has always been necessary to remain current with the state of the art. With recent changes in the nature of the industry itself, it has become necessary to understand the emerging technologies and understand the way in which we can be of substantial benefit to our employers.

There are many ways to increase your knowledge, from local chapter meetings, to schools in your area, to regional and national conferences. SBE has long recognized that training is one of its primary missions.

Following is a list of technical schools offering broadcast and broadcast related training. These have been identified by the SBE National Certification Committee from information that has been gathered from our chapters.

Please feel free to recommend other courses and or technical schools by submitting them to Certification Director Megan Clappe at mclappe@sbe.org.

Students must apply within one year of graduating.

SBE Certified Schools

Bates Technical College
1101 S. Yakima Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98405
Contact: Michael Scott
Phone: (253) 680-7198
E-mail: okscott@halcyon.com
www.bates.ctc.edu
For course completion, certification applicants must take the SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) exam.

Cayuga Community College
Franklin St.
Auburn, NY 13021
Contact: Steve Keeler
Phone: (315) 255-1743
E-mail: keeler@cayuga-cc.edu
www.cayuga-cc.edu
The local Chapter Certification Chairman meets with the proper faculty member at Cayuga and evaluates an applicant’s status. Upon verification, applicants who apply for certification are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT).

Cleveland Institute of Electronics
1776 East 17th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Contact: Scott Katzenmeyer
Phone: (800) 243-6446
www.cie-wc.edu
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

Hocking College
3301 Hocking Parkway
Nelsonville, OH 45764
Contact: Harry Tompkins
Phone: (740) 753-7147
E-mail: tompkins_h@hocking.edu
www.hocking.edu
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology

Box 2400

Wallbridge Loyalist Road

Belleville, ON

Canada

K8N 5B9

www.loyalistcollege.com

Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.   Program begins September 2008.

Michigan Career& Technical Institute (MCTI)

11611 W. Pine Lake Rd.

Plainwell, MI 49080

Contact: Philip Schmitt

Phone (269)664-9249

E-mail schmittp@michigan.gov

www.michigan.gov/mcti

Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

Milwaukee Area Technical College
700 West State St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Contact: Mark Porubsky
Phone: (414) 297-7274
E-mail: porubskm@matc.edu
http://matc.edu/documents/catalog/2010-2011/Electronic%20Technology.html
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

Mitchell Technical Institute
821 North Capital
Mitchell, SD 57301
Contact: Jim Grace
Phone: (605) 995-3065
E-mail: gracej@mti.tec.sd.us
www.mti.tec.sd.us
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

Napa Valley College
2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy.
Napa, CA 94558
Contact: Steve Goze
Phone: (707) 253-3258
E-mail: SGoze@napavalley.edu
www.smpte11.org
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
1301 - 16 Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2M 0L4
Contact: Jim Murtagh
Phone: (403) 284-8982
E-mail: jim.murtagh@sait.ca
broadcast.sait.ca
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

Spokane Community College
MS 2010
1810 N. Greene St.
Spokane, WA 99217-5399
Contact: John Barnett
Phone: (509) 533-8674
E-mail: jbarnett@scc.spokane.edu
www.scc.spokane.edu
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.

St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Persmall Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63135
Contact: Daniel Landiss
Phone: (314) 513-4313
E-mail: dan@landiss.com
www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/fv
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.
 

SBE Certified Training Testing Facilities in the Military

AFRTS Technical Training Program
Defense Information School
6500 Mapes Rd.
Ft. Meade, MD  20755
Contact: Michael Gannon, Director, Institutional and Academic Affairs
Phone: (301) 677-2968
e-mail: gannonm@dinfos.osd.mil
www.dinfos.osd.mil
Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) certification is granted upon satisfactory completion of the military training program and a review by the National Certification Committee. This includes completion of the Basic Television Equipment Maintenance Course and the Broadcast Radio and Television Maintenance Course

Dantes Military Training
Located at military bases throughout the United States and worldwide