[SBE] defining broadcast engineering education

[Larry Bloomfield]

There are two excellent schools here on the west coast that regularly 
graduate folks who are snapped up by broadcast facilities:  Bates in the 
Seattle area and Napa Valley Community College in the middle of 
California's wine country.

 

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Bob Reite wrote:

> My formal education consisted of an Associate in Arts degree in 

> Electronic Engineering Technology from Santa Monica City College (Now 

> Santa Monica College).   I transferred to Cal Poly Pomona to get a BS 

> in Electronic Engineering, but the higher math was a real struggle and 

> I needed to start earning an income so I dropped out after a year and 

> went to work.   I calculate that even with the relatively low expenses 

> of a state college that I made more money overall by going to work 

> instead of struggling another two years at additional expense to get a 

> BS degree.

>

> Plus the fact that I like to get my hands dirty on the hardware.  

> People with a BS generally design things, but someone else builds them.

>

>

> Reynolds, Paul (CXR-San Antonio) wrote:

>> I've been in Radio Engineering for about 40+ years.  I have no 

>> degree.  My experience has been that as a "Chief Engineer" a degree 

>> met nothing.  The best thing going was SBE certification and I can't 

>> say that ever got me an additional nickel of pay.  My training is of 

>> course from USAF in 1960 for over a year.  Tubes, back then.  I had 

>> to go back to tech school to learn transistors in about 1962.  I went 

>> to Dallas FCC office in early 70's and took Elements 1,2,3 & 4 I 

>> think it was all in the same day...from an RT permit when I was 

>> flying (Single & Multi-engine, Commercial and Instrument Rated) to an 

>> FCC First Class in one day.  It was a little exhausting.  I have been 

>> most fortunate in working for many understanding GM's and probably 

>> one of the best who treated me very well.  I also had one of the 

>> worst for 14 years who HATED ENGINEERS.  He was never on my Christmas 

>> card list either.  But I lived through him.  What a façade he could 

>> put on.  He had received a 'mailer' from S

> BE to GM's about engineer certifications.  He just thought that was 

> the best thing in the world.  At that time, I politely informed him I 

> had been SBE Senior Certified since about 1978 or 80 and I am thinking 

> I had already had my CPBE at that time.  He shut up and I never heard 

> about that subject again.  Nor any merit raise either. We added an LMA 

> FM and I got nothing extra.  We bought it later as well as an AM FM 

> combo and I got nothing extra.  My point being, I never let college 

> stand in the way of my education.  I have taken many certifications in 

> many areas of my needs and enjoyment and broadened my knowledge...most 

> of it all self taught.

>> That same GM NEVER sent me to a high school career day, only the 

>> popular morning guy/couple.  The broadcast industry has shot them 

>> selves in the foot by such GM's.  No incentive to attract any younger 

>> generation.  I am going to retire in a year or two and it will be 

>> very expensive to them for a grease pencil so I can show them which 

>> crank to turn.

>>

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