Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety
The Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety certificate is designed to prepare you to work within the expanding passenger and freight railroad industry. Railroads employ a substantial workforce to service, maintain, operate, and manage their transportation networks.
Railroad workers ensure that passenger and freight trains run on time and travel safely. Some workers drive trains, some coordinate their activities, and others operate signals and switches in the rail yard.
A certificate in light rail engineering technology: railroad rules and safety from WCCCD prepares you for work across various roles such as:
- Railroad Operator
- Locomotive Engineers
- Conductor
- Yardmaster
What’s the Job Outlook for Railroad Workers?
Employment for railroad workers is expected to show little or no change from 2022 to 2032, with a projected growth rate of 1%.
What’s Required to Complete the Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety Program?
A certificate in Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety from WCCCD requires 16 credits to complete.
How Long Does it Take to Earn a Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety Certificate?
Most Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety students take two semesters (1 year) to complete certificate prerequisites and required courses.
What Will I Learn as a Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety Student?
WCCCD Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety students learn the basic railroad safety concerns, rules, orders and regulations. You will be exposed to these issues and be prepared to pass the standardized rail examinations required by each rail industry employer.
Recommended course sequencing
Semester 1 Total: 10 Credits
- LRT 101 - Rail Transportation and Railroad Careers 3 Credit(s)
- BUS 150 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit(s)
- CIS 110 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
Where is WCCCD’s Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety Program Offered?
All our campuses offer the Light Rail Engineering Technology: Railroad Rules and Safety program. As a WCCCD student, you can take courses, use facilities, and get involved at any of our six locations.
It is the policy of WCCCD that no person, based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, disability, or political affiliation or belief, shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in employment or in any program or activity for which it is responsible or for which it receives financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.
