Associate of Applied Science
Energy Technology
The goal of the Energy Technology Program at New Mexico Junior College is to prepare students to enter the workforce as an entry-level technician. The purpose of the Energy Technology Education Program at New Mexico Junior College is to support the educational infrastructure necessary for the nation to successfully move forward with its energy initiatives. The dynamic program promotes and strengthens courses by teaching the required skills, safety standards, site security, environmental protection, and other critical fields relating the nation’s energy needs.
Contact Information: (575) 492-4714
Degrees and Certificates
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Energy Technology, -
Energy Technician, Certificate -
Nuclear Energy Technician, Certificate -
Petroleum Technician, Certificate
Courses
ENGT203: Introduction to Oil & Gas
Credits 3This course introduces equipment, systems, instrumentation, and operations in industry. A variety of petroleum technologies as they relate to exploration, drilling, production, transportation, marketing and hydrocarbon processing will be covered.
ENGT213: Cyber Security for Energy Ind
Credits 3This course introduces students to protecting their computers and technology devices from cyber-attacks. Topics include analysis of cyber security, personal security, Internet security, mobile security, and risks to Internet and computer privacy.
ENGT213A: Environmental Health & Safety
Credits 3This course provides a working knowledge of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations. The emphasis of the course is on definition of hazard classes using the hazardous materials table, marking, labeling, placarding, and shipping papers. Material from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, OSHA, and the Environmental Protection Agency is integrated throughout the course.
ENGT213B: Fund. of Instrumentation & Con
Credits 3In this course students will be introduced to a variety of detectors, including temperature, pressure, level, flow, and radiation; position indicators; and principles of control systems used in the various energy industries.
ENGT213C: Programmable Logic Controllers
Credits 3This course will introduce students to the basics of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) used in industrial control systems, including electronic device-to-device interfacing, data communication, signal processing, data display, and control operations.
ENGT213D: Drilling Tech & Operations
Credits 3This course introduces students to on and offshore well drilling practices and procedures involved in complex drilling operations. Topics covered will include rig equipment, casing design, fishing, and proper procedures to successfully drill a well.
ENGT213E: Petro Recovery & Prod Methods
Credits 3This course introduces students to the equipment and processes used to produce oil and gas. Topics covered will include wellheads, pumping units, flowlines, valves, piping manifolds, separators, heater treaters, stock tanks, central tank batteries, pumps, and metering. This course covers unique problems during oil and gas production and important solutions to these challenges. This is a 3 credit our course.
ENGT213F: Fund of Prints & Drawings
Credits 3This course will introduce students to print reading, engineering fluid diagrams, electrical diagrams, electronic schematics, logic diagrams, engineering fabrication, and construction drawings. This course should provide personnel and contractors who are associated with energy industry facility construction, operation, and maintenance a foundation in reading, interpreting, and using engineering prints and drawings.
ENGT213G: Fund. Radiologic Control
Credits 3This course will introduce students to radiological control, physical sciences and ALARA (As-Low-As-Reasonable-Achievable) principles. This course covers mathematical fundamentals, nuclear physics, sources of radiation, and radiation exposure and control.
ENGT213H: Radiological Control Systems
Credits 3This course introduces students to radiation control and management systems. Statistical methods for radiation counting, radioactive air sampling practices, and radioactive contamination control procedures will be reviewed.
ENGT223: Fundamentals of Nuclear Sci
Credits 3This course introduces students to fundamentals of nuclear science and nuclear physics and reactor theory. This course covers atomic physics, nuclear reactions, and detection of radiation.
ENGT223A: Thermo, Heat Transf, Fluid Flo
Credits 3This course will provide students with the basic principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid flow. Students will be introduced to the properties of fluids, conduction, convection, radiation-heat transfer, and the relationship between types of energy in a fluid stream.
ENGT223B: Mechanical Science
Credits 3This course presents the basics of mechanical components, diesel engines, heat exchangers, pumps, and valves. Students will have the opportunity to understand the construction and operation of mechanical components associated with various energy industry facility and equipment operations and maintenance.
ENGT223C: Fund of Vacuum Technology
Credits 3This course introduces students to methods and processes used in various energy industries. Students are introduced to the use of vacuum technology in the production of microelectronics, optics, specialty pharmaceuticals, chemical analysis, and other areas where high degrees of purity and cleanliness are required.
ENGT223D: Material Science
Credits 3This course will introduce students to properties of materials used in most energy related industries along with the importance of material selection to safety, reliability, and the environment.
ENGT223E: Electrical Theory
Credits 3This course is an introduction to basic electronict theory. This course covers how to identify electronic components used in communications and industrial equipment, how to calculate voltage and current in series and parallel circuits, and how to understand the basics of circuit design.
ENGT223F: Process Management
Credits 3ENGT223G: Radiological Instrumentation
Credits 3This course will introduce students to fundamental radiation detection methods and instruments. Portable and stationary laboratory radiation detection equipment will be reviewed with multiple applications.