SCANA Generates Energy and Jobs in South Carolina

SCANA Generates Energy and Jobs in South Carolina

College Programs Fit Perfectly with ECPI University

For customers throughout the Carolinas and Georgia, SCANA Corporation is the company that keeps the lights on and the gas burning. Not only is this 170-year old company a source of energy, it also accounts for nearly 6,000 jobs. Modern energy is a highly-technical business and it requires professionals with advanced education and training. What sets SCANA apart is its willingness to help prospective employees gain the right knowledge to join its workforce.

Through SCANA’s College Internship and Co-Op Program, the company offers a variety of opportunities for aspiring engineers, IT professionals, and technicians to gain valuable work experience while pursuing a 2-year or 4-year degree. Program requirements include:

  • Completed first year of a 4-year college/university or 2-year college transfer program
  • Degree being pursued in engineering, engineering technology, forestry or computer science-related fields
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher
  • Internships occur during summers, while Co-Ops are typically conducted during a school semester

With its offerings in Network and Cybersecurity, Software Development, and Electronics Engineering Technology, ECPI University’s Columbia, South Carolina campus is well-suited to accommodate SCANA’s program.

Recently, the FBI expressed great concern over the security of America’s energy grid and its vulnerability to cyber-attacks, avoidable only with network and cyber security analysts. If this is the kind of opportunity you’ve been looking for, consider ECPI University’s Cyber and Network Security program. You could be on the front lines, protecting computer systems against hackers, spyware, and viruses.

At ECPI University, you could learn to:

  • Administer, manage, or troubleshoot hardware, software, or services for single, mixed and multi-user environments
  • Use cyber security measures to protect data and manage personnel conduct in relation to safeguarding data

And through our year-round schedule, you could earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer and Information Science with a concentration in Cyber and Network Security in as little as 2.5 years!

Like most industries these days, energy distribution relies heavily on computer technology and software. If that’s the direction you wish to pursue, ECPI University’s Software Development program may be the answer. Our hands-on approach could help you learn how to develop mobile and web applications, and cloud-based software using languages and technologies such as MongoDB, Android, C#, Objective-C, Python, iOS, jQuery, Google App Engine, BigTable, and Java.

Being a technologically-advanced workplace means SCANA and companies like it also depend heavily on electronic systems and equipment. For those interested in this path, there’s ECPI University’s Electronics Engineering Technology program which covers such topical areas such as:

  • Digital Electronics and Communications
  • Data Acquisition and Control Systems
  • Circuits and Semiconductors
  • Computer Programming and Networks
  • Microcontrollers
  • Network routing and switching
  • Logic and design

Ready to Learn More?

Like the Cyber and Network Security program, the Electronics Engineering and Software Development degrees can also be earned in as little as 2.5 years.

Intrigued? If so, contact ECPI University’s Columbia campus today.

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