ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012
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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
Program Coordinator: Diba Khan-Bureau - 885-2383
dkhan-bureau@trcc.commnet.edu

The Environmental Engineering Technology program is designed to educate students in the general and technical aspects of environmental issues and common practice environmental procedures. The degree focuses on practical education with classes covering the basic quantitative and conceptual skills required of environmental engineering technicians. The student population for this program varies from recent high school graduates to retraining students to post-associate degree students looking for career change. The curriculum is broad-based to meet the demands of a range of environmental positions. Graduates have gone on to work for manufacturing firms, regulatory agencies, and as consultants or have continued their education at baccalaureate institutions. Due to the expanding environmental industry and high levels of environmental concern in Connecticut, this program has been in great demand.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM -
TAC/ABET ACCREDITED (suggested two-year sequence)

Course ID

Title of Course

Credits

SEMESTER I

 

 

CHE* K111°

Concepts of Chemistry

or

or

 4

CHE* K121°

General Chemistry I

 

ENG* K101°

College Composition

3

ENV* K101

Environmental Studies

3
ENV* K146 Introduction to GIS

3

ENV* K220°

Hazardous Materials

(3)@

MAT* K137°

Intermediate Algebra

 

or

or

3-4

MAT* K186°

Precalculus

 

 

TOTAL

16-17

SEMESTER II

 

 

CHE* Elective##

Chemistry Elective

4

CIV* K203°

Civil Hydraulics

3

ENG* K202°

Technical Writing

3

ENV* K110°

Environmental Regulations

3

Please choose one of the following courses:

 

 

MAT* K186°

Precalculus

3-4

or

or

 

MAT* K253°

Calculus I for Technologies

 

or

or

 

MAT* K254°

Calculus I

 

 

TOTAL

16-17

SEMESTER III

 

 

BIO* K121°

General Biology I

4

ENV* K230°

Environmental Control Processes

3

ENV* K245/CIV* K236°

Water Resources Engineering

3

ENV* K245L/ CIV* K237°

Water Resources Engineering Lab

1

ENV* K265°

Fundamental Measurements and  Applications Lab

3

MAT* K167°

Principles of Statistics

3

 

TOTAL

17

SEMESTER IV

 

 

BIO* K122°

General Biology II

 

or

or

 

BIO* K235°

Microbiology

4

BMG* K202°

Principles of Management

 

or

or

3

ECN* K101°

Principles of Macroeconomics

 

CIV* K200°

Soils

3

CIV* K201°

Soils Lab

1

ENV* K238°

Air Quality

3

_________**

Civil/Env Engineering Technical Elective

3

 

TOTAL

17

 

GRAND TOTAL:

66-68


@ Students must complete ENV* K220° or other 40-hour HAZWOPER training before graduation.
° Course has a prerequisite. Students should check course description.
** Students may take any other CIV or ENV* course, DFT K1104/K1105, or MEC* K114.
## Acceptable courses include CHE* K122, CHE* K210, and ENV K1105.

 

Environmental Engineering Technology
Associate in Science Degree Program Objectives

Graduates of the program in Environmental Engineering Technology will:

1.      Graduates will be qualified to make technical and creative contributions to and find employment in environmental monitoring and measurements, policy, and design in the practice of environmental engineering technology.

2.      Graduates will have an appreciation for the need to be lifelong learners.

3.      Graduates will demonstrate professionalism and a sense of societal & ethical responsibility in their professional endeavors.

4.      Graduates will engage in professional development or study in a four-year degree program to pursue flexible career paths amid future technological changes.

 

 

Program Outcomes for Environmental Engineering Technology

By the time of graduation, students in the Environmental Engineering Technology program will:

  1. Practice the skills needed to work effectively in teams and as an individual.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to use appropriate mathematical, computational, and graphic-thinking skills needed for environmental engineering technology applications.
  3. Combine oral, graphical, and written communication skills to present and exchange information effectively and communicate design solutions.
  4. Know of a professional code of ethics.
  5. Describe concepts relating to environmental monitoring, policy, processes, and continuous improvement.
  6. Describe how the concepts of environmental measurements and the design, management, and operation of environmental facilities affect evaluation of analysis, policies and decision making.
  7. Illustrate an ability to think critically and identify, evaluate and solve complex environmental problems; demonstrate technical and provide practical applications in environmental control problem and solutions; and communicate solutions technically and effectively.
  8. Recognize actions and acts of professionalism that allow them to become informed and participating citizens cognizant of ethics, civic duty, and social responsibility.
  9. Recognize the need to be lifelong learners.

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