Instructors and Advisors

Well Over 100 Years Combined Experience

The instructors in our telecom program all have education, training, and experience working in the telecommunications field. These are real, technical personnel ready to pass their knowledge and experience on to you.   Program Director, John Highhouse, began as a cable splicer for an independent telco and now holds a Masters Degree in Occupational Education as well as FOA and 3M instructor's certification. Our outside plant instructor, Chris Teague, has over 15 years experience in the field as both an independent contractor and a technician for Verizon Communications. Knowledgeable in all aspects of Outside Plant, Chris holds a degree from Indiana University and is also an FOA certified fiber optics instructor. Our interconnect instructor, Tom Baird, has 33 years of experience working for GTE. Tom was also self-employed in the interconnect business for several years. Our inside plant instructor, Dave Goodson, has a degree in Telecommunications Technology and has completed the manufacturer's training schools for much of our equipment. Becky Coomer is a WVC graduate and serves as the program's Training Advisor. Her background includes 30+ years of support with the IECC district. Advice from the Finest   Our Telecommunications Technology Advisory Committee, with members from Consolidated Communications, Frontier Communications, Nortel, University of Illinois, Verizon, Cisco Systems, and a number of smaller firms, continually supervises our program for content and quality of training.

The faculty and staff work hard to make LTC's telecom grads among the best-prepared in the nation.