Energy Technology, A.A.S.
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Send to friendThe Energy Technology Associate in Applied Science degree program prepares, in a generic fashion, individuals for entry-level employment as a generation technician, a maintenance technician, a non-licensed operator, or related contracting field employee capable of working in varied types of electrical energy producing power plants.
Instructional topics include safety, health, environmental protection, as well as other governmental regulation issues, and quality control associated with the technologies encompassing the generation, transmission, distribution, and elements of the marketing of energy in the form of electricity. Studies also include the principle methods of production, market structuring, consumer classification, generation, and retail sales. While specific maintenance, operator, and related personnel duties and responsibilities will be emphasized, skills and knowledge attainment are paramount. Instruction provides for, but is not limited to specific topics and systems to include; pumps, valves, piping, introductory topics in instrumentation, heat transfer, and fluid flow, steam systems, and generator types.
Discipline specific courses stress the use of hand and power tools, maintenance equipment, etc., required to maintain and/or operate individual pieces of equipment, units, and allied systems for the production of electricity. Associated tasks, operations, procedures and job specific assignments or responsibilities are addressed.
Courses in technical, as well as general education provide the student with a well rounded educational foundation. This foundation is required of individuals in today's electrical energy and power technology workforce.
Either ENG 112 and/or MAT 111 may be taken during either Summer I or Summer II sessions, but must be completed successfully before the Third Semester.
It is recommended that remediation in Mathematics, English and/or Reading should be complete before entering the program. A GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to remain in the program.
Program Competencies
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Identify the relationships, skills, and knowledge of general technician, maintenance technician, a non-licensed operator, or related contracting field employee
- Utilize concepts of math, chemistry, and physics to solve applied problems
- Discuss environmental health and safety concerns with electrical power generation
- Describe and apply mechanical and electrical science to perform assignments
- Relate plant equipment and systems knowledge required of technician
- Apply technical concepts to solve maintenance, operations and troubleshooting problems
- Perform entry level maintenance on equipment
- Apply entry level operator skills for monitoring and operating power generation systems
- Understand and describe electrical market economic forces, supply and demand, the impact of weather on pricing models, impact and implications of renewable energy sources on urban and suburban markets.