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CERTIFICATE / BACHELOR APPLIED SCIENCE
Instrumentation Technology
EntranceintotheInstrumentationTechnologyProgramrequiressuccessfulcompletionofthe48-weekElectricalSystemsTechnologyProgramorinstructorapproval.Instrumentationbuildsupontheknowledgelearnedinthefirstyear,leadingstudentstoanunderstandingofhowphysicalprocessesworkinapracticalandmeaningfulway.Studentslearntocombinephysicalandelectrical/electronicprocessesintoelectro-mechanicalcontrolsystemstoimproveproductivity,efficiencyandquality.Familiaritywithdatatransmissionandcommunicationsskillsutilizing“smart”devicessuchasPLCsandDCSarealsocovered.Graduatesinthisfieldwillbeonthecuttingedgeoftechnologyusingpersonalcomputersasintelligentcontrollerswithperipheralhardwareandrequiredsoftwaretointerfacewiththeindustrialenvironment.Thesetechniciansreceivesalaryconsiderationsthatareamongthehighestscalesavailableinanyofthetechnologytrades.
About Instrumentation TechnologyInstrumentationtechniciansworkintheheartofindustrialautomation,specificallyinthemeasurementandautomaticcontrolofhydraulic,pneumatic,electronic,electricalandmechanicalprocessesusedinindustrialoperations.Instrumentationhasbecomeanincreasinglyimportanttoolinthenewworldofindustrialautomation.
Instrumentationtechnologygraduateshavetheentry-levelskillsnecessarytoentertheworkplaceaselectricalandinstrumentationtechniciansinmining,petro-chemical,pharmaceutical,food,paper,manufacturingandnuclearindustries.
Areas of Study! Physicalprinciplesofflow,level,pressureand
temperatureprocesses! Measurementtechnologyforeachprocess! Fundamentalsofprocesscontrol(themethodologyof
usingmeasurements,throughafeedbackcontrollooptoautomateindustrialprocesses)
Distinctive Features! Fast-paced,48-weekprogram! 80percentofourgraduatesarehiredwithinthree
monthsofgraduation! AssociateofAppliedScienceinElectricalSystems
Technology! CertificateofAchievementinElectricalSystems
Technology! CertificateofAchievementinInstrumentation
Technology! MTCScholarshipsavailable! ThePost-AssociateInstrumentationCertificateisacore
technologyintheBachelorofAppliedScience
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE 1500 Col lege Parkway E lko, NV 89801 775.753.2175 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION