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General Information

Contact the PTEC Program at 931-296-1739 or joey.leonard@nscc.edu

Advising Sheet

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 – 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
• Posses the ability to program Primary Logic Controllers
• Posses 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.

Course Requirements

Course Descriptions

Check the current Class Schedule for course availability.

Our Industrial Partners:

DuPont
TVA
Chemetall-Foote
Matheson Tri-gas
Erachem-Comilog
Temple-Inland