The Technical Certificate in Power Plant Operations is an employment ready certificate or can be applied as a component of the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Power Plant. This option takes thirty-five credit hours of study and qualifies students for entry level operations positions within the power industry.
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| Course Requirements | Credit Hours | ||
| FALL SEMESTER | |||
| GTAS | 1112 | General Tool and Safety | |
| PWRT | 1003 | Fundamentals of Modern Power Plants | |
| PWRT | 1013 | Basic Steam Generation | |
| PWRT | 1023 | Power Plant Components and Systems | |
| PWRO | 1213 | Intro to Power Plant Operations | |
| ELEC | 1104 | Basic Electricity | |
| Total | 18 | ||
| SPRING SEMESTER | |||
| PWRO | 1223 | Concepts of Process Control | |
| PWRO | 1233 | Concepts & Practices of Coal Handling | |
| PWRO | 1244 | Electricity Generation Components & Controls | |
| PWRO | 1253 | Thermodynamics | |
| PWRO | 1264 | Heat Rate Improvement | |
| Total | 17 | ||
| TOTAL | 35 | ||
