Theme Park Technology Specialist
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Theme Park Technology Specialist Certificate prepares the student for occupational competency working for theme parks as a technology specialist. Technology specialists perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of advanced theme park ride and entertainment technology, earn competitive salaries, and can work in theme parks across the world. This certificate requires completion of 36-41 units of which 35 units are in required courses, and the remaining 1-6 units must be chosen from the restricted electives. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Theme Park Technology Specialist Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
Choreographers
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 33,080
- High salary: 94,090
- Average salary: 55600
Media Programming Directors
Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 43,060
- High salary: 198,530
- Average salary: 83480
All Careers in Theme Park Technology Specialist (7)
| Media Programming Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Technical Directors/Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Producers and Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
| Talent Directors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
| Set and Exhibit Designers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 66,280 |
| Choreographers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Stable | 55,600 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Design a regular maintenance and diagnostic plan for various theatrical, theme park ride, and entertainment industry systems.
- Illustrate, evaluate, and employ the correct and safe and efficient use of tools, hardware, and equipment associated with the maintenance and trouble-shooting of various theatrical and theme park systems.
- Perform troubleshooting and reporting functions for programmable logic controllers.