Energy Management

Associate Degree Program

Do you want to save people and businesses money? Do you want to help protect the environment? Do you want to have a career that can’t be outsourced? Do you like working with your hands and your mind to solve problems? If you answered yes to these questions, then Energy Management is the program for you. As an energy management professional, you will use your skills to improve energy efficiency in commercial and residential spaces. You will be able to describe and measure energy use in building systems with the goal of evaluating and recommending energy solutions that will result in greater efficiency, energy cost savings, and lower environmental impact.

This program is offered at the Dover campus. 

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

• Energy Auditor
• Facility Manager
• Energy Program Coordinator
• Energy Manager
• Energy Analyst

What You Will Earn

Competitive starting salaries range from $60,000 - $95,000.

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. Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on building lighting systems operation and energy consumption.
2. Utilize building system and energy technology hardware and software to gather data on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems operation and energy consumption.
3. Calculate, analyze, and verify the energy use of buildings based upon the interaction of energy consuming building systems.
4. Evaluate residential buildings and make recommendations for optimized building performance and occupant comfort.
5. Evaluate commercial buildings and make recommendations for optimized building performance and occupant comfort.
6. Prepare and present technical reports.
7. Analyze the economic, environmental, and business implications of potential energy measures.

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.

Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See a program advisor for details!