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Instrumentation & Control Technology
Bellingham Technical College

Instrumentation & Control Technology

Bellingham Technical College ETPL
Instrumentation and process control technicians install, maintain, repair, and adjust the measuring and controlling instruments that make plants run safely. Bellingham Technical College's Instrumentation & Control program will give you training for a career as an instrumentation technician for high-tech industries such as power generation plants, water treatment facilities, chemical manufacturing plants, canneries, aerospace plants, bio-pharmaceutical plants, semiconductor manufacturing plants, and pulp and paper mills. BTC's classes in the Instrumentation & Control program will train you to maintain, repair, and troubleshoot instruments and control systems in industries that increasingly rely on automation. Instrumentation & Control is a great program choice if you're looking for a high-wage career with employment potential across the nation and beyond.
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Financial information

Total tuition

$16,200.00

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Bellingham, Online

Instructional methods

In-person Primary Location, Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

18 Months

Length of training

Associate

Award type

106

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

AAS

Education Prerequisites

No Selection

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

A completed college admissions application and placement in English and math. BTC uses a Guided Self-Placement process to help you choose the best starting point for your English and math courses. Your selections will determine whether you begin with program coursework or complete prerequisites classes first. To get started or for help determining your English and math placement, contact the Outreach department at Outreach@btc.edu. Completion of Intermediate Algebra (MATH 099) or placement into Pre-Calculus (MATH&141) is a required prerequisite for enrollment in this program.

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Program type

Instrumentation Technology/Technician

Completion rate

89%

Employment rate

86%

Typical (median) hourly earnings

$37

Typical (median) annual earnings

$74,800

Top industries for graduates

Program type

Instrumentation Technology/Technician

Manufacturing

30%

Professional, Scientific, Technical Services

22%

Other Industries

21%

Wholesale Trade

11%

Transportation and Warehousing

9%

Careers for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Statewide earnings and employment trends for related jobs

Student characteristics

Enrollment
Number of students completing the program
58
Completion rate
89%
Average number of students who completed each year
19
Gender
Male
92%
Female
8%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
2%
Black or African American
0%
Hispanic
15%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
82%
Multi-racial
2%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
12%
20 to 29
63%
30 to 39
17%
40 to 49
8%
50 and over
0%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
10%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
60%
Some college experience, but no degree
10%
Certificate or AA
20%
BA or higher
0%