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Northampton's Instrumentation Process Control program is designed to prepare you to enter a career in automated manufacturing. The Instrumentation Process Control certificate program offers coursework for a student wishing to complete their studies within three semesters or advance your current machinery repair skills to the next level. The program also provides course offerings that prepare you to work as a team player in a specialized manufacturing environment. Your studies will include state-of-the-art process control equipment and principles from the International Society of Automation (ISA). You will learn the marketable skills required to work effectively within a manufacturing environment with a strong emphasis on the development of professional attitudes, values, and ethics. As you progress through the program, you'll gain critical thinking and decision-making skills needed in today's quality-oriented business environment. Graduates of this certificate program can gain employment and then pursue NCC's Electromechanical Technology Automated Controls associate degree program. This program will be of benefit to those who are seeking a position in manufacturing process control as an instrument technician or those who are seeking to change careers. It is also useful for production technicians in need of updated skills.

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This program prepares you for the responsibilities and challenges expected of a skilled tradesperson in a manufacturing setting. Students will gain the knowledge and understanding of basic instruments used to measure temperature, pressure, flow and level. Along with troubleshooting skills, you will gain knowledge of installing, calibrating, and tuning a wide array of control loops and understanding and applying Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control algorithms. This is all accomplished with extensive hands-on lab activities using actual equipment that is used in the field, and computer technology to aid in the diagnostic process Courses for the Instrumentation Process Control certificate program include Electrical Fundamentals, Introduction to Process Control, Industrial Control Systems I & II, and Instrumentation I & II. All of the courses in the certificate can be applied to the Electromechanical Technology Automated Systems associate degree program.

Endorsed by Local Employers

Potential employers for those following this Instrumentation pathway include:

Food Manufacturers
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Chemical Manufacturers

This program can be completed in the day or evening, on a full or part-time basis.

Please contact Gary George, at 610.861.4126 or ggeorge@northampton.edu or the Admissions Office at 610.861.5500 for more information.

Career Potential: Chemical Equipment Maintenance, Biotech Equipment Maintenance, Electromechanical Equipment Assembler, Control Valve Installer/Repairer, Maintenance Technician, Water Waste Treatment Systems Maintenance.

Instrumentation Process Control Technician, Certificate

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