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Women, want a hot career in a cool field?
Become a Facilities Maintenance Technician.

Learn how to monitor, maintain and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical equipment in facilities ranging from operating rooms, hotels, commercial buildings, to clean rooms. Let San Jose City College (SJCC) put you on the fast track in this high wage, high demand career area. Learn more about a career as a Facilities Maintenance Technician.

See what women working in this field say about their careers by reading
the biographies and article below:

Senior Controls Programmer, Corporate Executive Officer (CEO)
Chris Jones took the skills she learned at SJCC and started her own digital controls and energy management business, Digital Control Solutions.

Maintenance Supervisor
Gail Mathis went from working on an assembly line at HP to supervising maintenance work across Evergreen Valley College and San Jose City College.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (HVACR) Service Technician
Staci Altemeyer worked in the restaurant industry for 14 years before becoming an HVACR Service Tech, a job that provided financial stability.

Read about SJCC's Facilities Maintenance Technology Program.

	The CalWomenTech Project is Funded by The Program for Research on Gender in Science and Engineering from The National Science Foundation - Grant no. 0533564

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