Process Technology - Kilgore College

Process Technology from Kilgore College is a Campus Associate Manufacturing Technology degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Overview of Process Technology Process Engineering is an environment of teams of people responsible for planning, analyzing, and controlling the production of products from the acquisition of raw materials through the production and distribution of products to customers in a variety of process industries. These industries include, but are not limited to, chemical, food and beverage, oil exploration and production, pharmaceuticals, power generation, pulp and paper, refining and wastewater treatment. What do graduates of the program do? A process technician monitors and controls mechanical, physical and chemical changes throughout many processes to produce a final product made from raw materials. Duties include maintaining a safe work environment, controlling, monitoring and troubleshooting equipment in processes, and analyzing, maintaining and communicating data obtained through the use of technology . What is the job outlook for graduates? Excellent. Process technicians will be in demand more than ever in the coming years. A shortage of process technicians currently exists within the chemical, oil and gas exploration and production and power generation industries and future projections do not offer relief. Compounding the problem is the abnormally high number of retirements projected over the next ten years. View more details on Kilgore College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Manufacturing Technology courses.