2021-2022 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook

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2021-2022 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Process Operator, C2

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The Process Technology program educates and trains technicians who control and monitor various industrial and plant processes. Areas of employment include: petrochemicals and refining, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals and biomanufacturing, paper and pulp, oil and gas exploration, energy and power generation, water and waste water treatment, chemical and agricultural manufacturing, environmental safety, and brewing and distilling process industries.

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Program CIP Code: 41.0301

First Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework Credits: 3
PTAC 1302 - Introduction to Process Technology Credits: 3
PTAC 1308 - Safety, Health, and Environment I Credits: 3
MATH 1314 - College Algebra Credits: 3

Semester Total: 12

Second Semester ‐ Spring

PTAC 1410 - Process Technology I-Equipment Credits: 4
PTAC 1332 - Process Instrumentation I Credits: 3
PTAC 1354 - Industrial Processes Credits: 3
SCIT 1414 - Applied General Chemistry I Credits: 4 OR
CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I (Lecture) Credits: 3 AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I (Lab) Credits: 1

Semester Total: 14

Third Semester ‐ Summer

PTAC 2420 - Process Technology II-Systems Credits: 4 (Capstone)
PTAC 1350 - Industrial Economics Credits: 3 OR
PTAC 2336 - Process Instrumentation II Credits: 3
PTAC 2314 - Principles of Quality Credits: 3
SCIT 1418 - Applied Physics Credits: 4 OR
PHYS 1401 - College Physics I (Lecture & Lab) Credits: 4

Semester Total: 14

Total Minimum Credits for the Level 2 Certificate: 40

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