Industrial Process Control Technology, A.A.S.
Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Program Information: Department Office, 931-296-1739, Waverly Campus. Joey.leonard@nscc.edu
General Information
Course Requirements
Recommended Schedule
Program Website
Course Descriptions
General Information
The Industrial Process Control Technology program is designed to provide skills for those who are interested in a career as a process control technician. The program trains students to work as a key member of a team of people responsible for planning, analyzing and controlling the production of products Ð from acquisition of raw materials through the production and distribution of products to customers in a variety of industries. These industries include, but are not limited to, chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, power generation, pulp and paper, refining, and waste water treatment.
Process Technician jobs for well-trained individuals in Tennessee include opportunities in the middle Tennessee area with some of our program partners - businesses such as DuPont, Matheson Tri-Gas, Erachem Comilog, Chemetall Foote Corporation, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Inland Container Corporation.
Industrial Process Control Technology graduates should be able to:
• Feed raw material and processing agents into plant machinery.
• Prepare and measure raw material.
• Set controls and operate machinery.
• Check instruments and equipment to make sure of correct operation, and be aware of any abnormal operating conditions.
• Take samples for testing, test products and record process data.
• Repair and Calibrate field instrumentation.
• Have an understanding of DCS systems.
• Possess the ability to program Primary Logic Controllers.
• Possess a knowledge of primary plant equipment from conceptual understanding to basic operations.
• Perform common lab functions as found in industry.
• Obtain valuable troubleshooting skills needed in the process control arena.
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS
RUBRIC |
COURSE |
CLASS |
LAB |
CREDITS |
| English |
ENGL 1010 |
English Composition I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
SPCH 1010 |
Speech |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Humanities |
| |
Humanities Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Mathematics |
MATH 1710 |
Pre-Calculus |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Social Sciences |
| |
Social Sciences Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Science |
| CHEM 1030 |
Fundamentals of Chemistry |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Electronic Engineering Technology |
EETH 2600 |
Automated Control Systems |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| Industrial Electrical Maintenance |
| IMC 1150 |
DC & AC Circuits |
2 |
6 |
4 |
| Industrial Process Control Technology |
| PTEC 1010 |
Technical Chemistry |
2 |
2 |
3 |
PTEC 1050 |
Intro To Process Control |
2 |
2 |
3 |
PTEC 1020 |
Orientation: Industrial Safety |
1 |
0 |
1 |
PTEC 1030 |
Tools/Processes of Technology |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PTEC 1060 |
Process Control I |
3 |
2 |
4 |
PTEC 2020 |
Quality |
2 |
2 |
3 |
PTEC 1090 |
Programming/Process Control |
2 |
0 |
2 |
PTEC 1070 |
Process Control II |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| PTEC 2050 |
Instrumentation I |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| PTEC 1080 |
Process Control III |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| PTEC 2060 |
Instrumentation II |
2 |
2 |
3 |
TOTAL REQUIRED - ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE |
60 |
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Recommended Full-Time Schedule
First Year
| Fall Semester |
Course |
Credits |
| ENGL 1010 |
English Comp I |
3 |
| |
Social Sciences Elective |
3 |
| PTEC 1020 |
Orientation: Industrial Safety |
1 |
| MATH 1710 |
Pre Calculus |
3 |
| PTEC 1050 |
Intro to Process Control |
3 |
| PTEC 1030 |
Tools/Processes of Technology |
2 |
| |
| Spring Semester |
Course |
Credits |
| PTEC 1060 |
Process Control I |
4 |
| IMC 1150 |
DC and AC Circuits |
4 |
| PTEC 1090 |
Programming/Process Control |
2 |
| PTEC 2020 |
Quality |
3 |
| SPCH 1010 |
Speech |
3 |
Second Year
| Fall Semester |
Course |
Credits |
| PTEC 1070 |
Process Control II |
4 |
| PTEC 2050 |
Instrumentation I |
4 |
| CHEM 1030 |
Fundamentals of Chemistry |
4 |
| |
Humanities Elective |
3 |
| |
| Spring Semester |
Course |
Credits |
| PTEC 1080 |
Process Control III |
4 |
| PTEC 2060 |
Instrumentation II |
3 |
| EETH 2600 |
Automated Control Systems |
4 |
| PTEC 1010 |
Technical Chemistry |
3 |
Cooperative work experience can be an important addition to a student's formal classroom work. Co-op courses may substitute for technical coures with the prior approval of the Program Coordinator. The Career Employment Center will provide the correct course numbers.
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