Chemical Process Operator

Associate Degree Program

The Chemical Process Operator curriculum will prepare you for industrial plant employment in the chemical, petroleum refining, polymer and pharmaceutical industries. Laboratory facilities include high tech mechanical equipment, modern instrument trainers, and five pilot plant units.

This program is offered at the Stanton campus.

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for employment as a process operator in the following industries:

• Chemical
• Oil Refining
• Pharmaceutical
• Polymer
• Utilities
• Power Generation and Alternative Energy
• Water Treatment
• Food and Beverage

What You Can Earn

Competitive starting salaries range from $45,000–$60,000.

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Maintain safety, health, and environmental standards during simulation exercises or in a chemical plant.
2. Handle, store, and transport chemical materials according to all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
3. Apply chemical process and quality systems in a simulated chemical process environment or a chemical plant.
4. Operate, monitor, control, and troubleshoot batch and continuous chemical processes.
5. Analyze samples of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products in a simulated chemical process environment or a chemical plant.
6. Perform routine, predictive, and preventive maintenance and service to process equipment and instrumentation.
7. Use computers or computerized equipment for communications and chemical process control.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

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