Process Plant Technology

Contact Information:

Sheila Trottier, CTE Director

strottier@tm.edu

(701)477-7879

Program Description

The Process Plant Technology Program is offered through a partnership agreement between Bismarck State College and Turtle Mountain Community College.

Process Plant Technology is a program which focuses on the machines, technology, and work required to create a product. Examples of such products include natural gas, refinery products, ethanol, biodiesel, food products, etc. The program provides a foundation of knowledge used for working in these facilities including the safety and technical aspects of operating the plant, the work of a plant operator, and the mechanical and chemical technology needed for working in similar industrial operations.

Graduates from this program are prepared to work in various areas of the industry including: refineries, gasification plants, ethanol and biodiesel plants, water treatment facilities, petrochemical plants, electrical generation facilities, natural gas plants and in the Bakken region.

Required Courses

Required Courses

ENRT 101Introduction to Energy Technology

4

ENRT 104Electrical Fundamentals

3

ENRT 105Safety, Health & Environment

3

ENRT 107Mechanical Fundamental

2

ENRT 110Plant Equipment & Systems

4

ENRT 112Print Reading

3

ENRT 116Instrumentation & Control

4

ENRT 118Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow & Thermodynamics

3

ENRT 120Water Purification &Treatment

3

ENRT 205Steam Generation

3

ENRT 215Operations, Troubleshooting & Communication

3

ENRT 220Practical Applications

2

BOTE 177Job Readiness

1

PROP 235Hydrocarbon Chemistry

3

PROP 237Distillation & Refinery Operations

4

PROP 239 Gas Processing & Gasification

3

PROP 244Ethanol & Bio-Fules Production

3

SAFT 110OSHA 10-Hour

1

Related General education Courses

CIS 101Computer Literacy

3

Or

CSCI 101Introduction to Computers

3

ENGL 105Technical Communications

3

Or

ENGL 110College Composition I

3

MATH 100Applied Math

3

PSYC 100Human Relations in Organizations

3

Or

PSYC 111Introduction to Psychology

3

Electives

6

Electives: General Education Electives - see Gen Ed Matrix

Total Credit Hours: 70