Process Operations Technology program is designed to prepare technicians for employment in the diverse field of process operations in petroleum refineries, power generation facilities, pharmaceutical plants, chemical plants, wastewater treatment plants, food, and beverage process plants, offshore oil production facilities, and a host of other industries. Individuals currently employed as process operations technicians will enhance their ability to perform their duties and increase advancement opportunities. Instrumentation and Control Technology is designed to prepare students for various technical positions within the commercial/industrial manufacturing industry and the utility and petroleum industries. The Instrumentation program is designed to prepare graduates for a career in installing, maintaining, testing, and repairing industrial electrical and electronic equipment and systems. This program introduces process computers, instrument system communications, smart transmitters, control valves, distributed control systems, process simulations, and computer graphic display interfaces. Graduates will possess the skills necessary to enter the workforce as technicians in chemical, petrochemical, exploration & production, pulp & paper, power generation, utilities, food & beverage, and water/waste treatment.