Program Contact: Dr. Ovidiu Frantescu
Not everyone has to be a petroleum engineer to work in the oil and gas industry. With our Associate of Science degree in petroleum technology, you will qualify for many positions in the Marcellus or Utica shale gas plays, drilling wells, refining, or working in associated environmental, safety or research positions.
Our program is one of only a few petroleum technology programs in the northeast. In it you will gain an understanding of the petroleum industry, environmental and safety regulations, monitoring systems, the physics and mechanics of drilling and processing, and the chemistry and geology of hydrocarbons.
Graduates with a two-year petroleum technology degree are qualified for positions, with competitive salaries, such as hydrocarbon data analyst, wireline operator, environmental technician, geology technician or Global Information Systems technician.
You can also add classes to graduate with a geology minor or continue to pursue a four-year degree in a related field, such as environmental studies, energy science and technology, business management, or economics.
What you can do with a degree in Petroleum Technology . Suggested 2-year plan of study.
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