NPC’s Energy and Industrial Technician (EIT) program prepares students to be technicians, operators and maintenance workers capable of understanding the entire industrial system within which they work. Core courses cover a range of complex related mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, thermal and sensory control systems in an ever changing industrial or energy production environment.
Upon successful completion of the Energy and Industrial Technician program, graduates will have entry-level career choices in a variety of the following areas:
- Gas, Coal, Nuclear or Solar Energy Generation
- Standby Power
- Geothermal or Hydroelectric
- Petrochemical
- Methane/Landfill Gas Generation
- Power Distribution and Dispatch
- Water Treatment
- Equipment Repair and Installation
- Testing and Inspection
- Assembly and Production
The Instrumentation specialization prepares you to be a certified instrumentation technician, focusing on instrumentation, hand and power tools, fasteners, actuators and positioners, relays and timers, digital logic circuits, program-mable logic controllers and distributed control systems.
EIT Hybrid Classes, Program Locations & Work Environment