Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

sists of forty lessons which discuss fundamental theory, provide for experiments that verify the theory or teach a necessary skill, and teach practices and techniques employed by successful radio and TV technicians. In addition to the written lessons, the student receives a total of fifteen kits of parts which he uses in the experi- ment lessons, and from which he builds a multimeter, a signal generator, and a radio receiver. The only re- quirement for enrollment in this first course is comple- tion of grade school. Course II covers television servicing, carrying for- ward from the basic knowledge of Course I into the special techniques of television. Enrollments in this course now total over 9,000, and the entrance require- ments are either a present position in the radio-TV field, or successful completion of Course I or its equivalent. An optional feature of this course is a television receiver kit for students who want to supplement their instruction by actually building a TV set. Course III deals with color television. Inaugurated in March, 1954, this course so far has had a total enroll- ment of nearly 14,000. Entrance requirements are present employment in the television industry, or completion of Course II. Comprising nine lessons in its original form, this course was recently expanded to eleven lessons and made available to TV technicians by the RCA Tube Division in cooperation with RCA Institutes. Personal Attention is a Feature Short of the face-to-face contact with the teacher in the classroom, the student of an Institutes home study course is given as much personal attention as possible— to the extent that he desires it. The large teaching staff not only grades the examinations and assignments in- cluded in each lesson, but encourages students to write and ask questions whenever they encounter points which may not be absolutely clear to them. For students completing the various courses, RCA Institutes provides a placement service which operates without charge to advise and assist the home study graduates in obtaining suitable jobs in their communities. While no school can guarantee any student a job, the Institutes placement service is able to provide the pro- fessional counsellors' knowledge of avenues and open- ings, and to furnish the student with transcripts of his academic records and letters of introduction. Like so many RCA activities, the Institutes provides through these home study programs as well as its resident instruction a service to the electronics industry at large, by providing the finest instruction for men who are in or will enter the electronics industry, and by producing technicians with a solid grounding in theory and practice. With the Institutes home study course in TV servicing, the student may acquire kit to build a set of his own. 217 Graduated by RCA Institutes Two hundred seventeen graduates, including honor students from New York and California, were awarded diplomas from RCA Institutes on May 18 at commence- ment exercises held in New York. Among the graduates were 123 veterans of the Armed Forces and students from Bermuda, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Portugal, France, China, Thailand, Italy, Greece and Egypt. The diplomas marked completion of courses in radio and television broadcasting, radio and television servicing, advanced technology, and radiotelegraph operating. The graduates were addressed by Arthur F. Van Dyck, Staff Assistant to the Vice-President and Technical Director of RCA, and special awards were made by George F. Maedel, President of RCA Institutes, to five students who completed their courses with highest honors. On May 29, RCA Institutes awarded scholarships valued at S 1,958 each to three high school seniors from New York and New Jersey for an advanced course in radio and television technology at the Institutes. The awards were made on the basis of competitive examina- tions taken by contestants representing public and pri- vate high schools. The course, accredited by the Engi- neering Council for Professional Development, prepares students for entrance into several branches of radio- electronics, including television. RADIO AGE 25