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Energy & Industrial Technician, Operations/Maintenance, AAS


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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 Operations and Maintenance specialization prepares you to be a certified operator and mechanical mechanic, focusing on electric generation and distribution, mining, water treatment, natural gas, refinery, semiconductor, petrochemical and pharmaceutical processes. The program also covers basic mechanical maintenance, including hydrostatic and pneumatic testing, low- and high-pressure steam systems and heat exchangers.

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Total Credits: 64


Complete the CAS in your area of specialization

Operations/Maintenance, CAS  Credits: 34

PLUS

General Education Courses: 6 Credits


Communications: 3 Credits


Select any course under Communications General Education Course Options (for AAS degrees) on General Education Course Options .

Discipline Studies: 7 Credits


(per list on General Education Course Options )

  • Select one course from the Arts and Humanities or Social and Behavioral Science list Credits: 3
  • Select one course from the Physical and Biological Sciences list Credits: 4

Additional Requirements: 15 Credits


Electives: 2-6 Credits


Select 2 or 6 credits (depending on selected area of specialization) from any unduplicated 100 or higher level courses.

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