Effective: Spring 2016

This certificate is designed to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to seek employment as Process Operators/Technicians in automated manufacturing and production facilities.  The program provides students with an introduction to the concepts, theory, principles, and technical demands, as well as the hazards, and accident prevention aspects associated with the operation of processing equipment.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the monitoring and maintenance of processing systems.
• Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting processes.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Apply knowledge of mathematics and science to solving process control problems.
• Demonstrate knowledge of safety practices and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the job responsibilities of various positions of employment within the processing industries.

The College will award a certificate of proficiency to students who complete 30 credits of an approved career program. These credits will not normally include physical education, developmental, basic and/or continuing education courses and will usually consist of 24 credits in the career specialty and six credits in general education. At least 50 percent of the credits must be earned at Delaware County Community College. The student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. At least six credit hours must be in courses that are awarded grade points.

Plan of Study Grid

First Semester		Hours
PCT 100	Plant Equipment	3
PCT 101	Introduction to Process Technology	4
PCT 110	Safety, Health and the Environment	3
MAT 128	Algebra	4
	Hours	14
Second Semester
TCC 111	Technical Communications	3
CHE 101	Introduction to General Chemistry	4
MAT 151	College Algebra	4
	Hours	11
Third Semester
PCT 111	Process Control I	4
PCT 115	Process Control II	4
PCT 120	Unit Operations	4
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	37

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
First Semester
PCT 100	Plant Equipment	3
PCT 101	Introduction to Process Technology	4
PCT 110	Safety, Health and the Environment	3
Second Semester
PCT 111	Process Control I	4
PCT 115	Process Control II	4
PCT 120	Unit Operations	4
Third Semester
MAT 128	Algebra	4
TCC 111	Technical Communications	3
Fourth Semester
CHE 101	Introduction to General Chemistry	4
MAT 151	College Algebra	3-4
or MAT 120	Modern College Mathematics
or MAT 121	Introduction to Probability and Statistics
or MAT 135	Business Precalculus
Total Hours		36-37