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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Palo Alto College

May 09, 2026

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Oil and Gas Process Technology Specialization, A.A.S.

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This statewide accepted Process Technology program of study meets the industry’s needs to increase the availability of process technicians in the oil and gas industry that is expanding in south Texas.

Advisory Committee Members:

Jose Garza, Halliburton
Michael Burgett, Nustar
Tyrone Johnson, Weatherford
Mark Kennedy, Weatherford
Jeff Seaman, Go Eagle One
Silver Vasquez, Quatro Strategic Solutions

Related Degrees and Certificates

Oil and Gas Production Technician Specialization, A.A.S.
Entry Level Energy Technician Level 1 Certificate
Energy Technician Career Foundations Core Certificate

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 60)

First Year

First Semester (12 Hours)

ENER 1330 - Basic Mechanical Skills for Energy
PTAC 1302 - Introduction to Process Technology
OSHT 1301 - Introduction to Safety and Health
CETT 1302 - Electricity Principles

Second Semester (15 Hours)

ENGL 1301 - Composition I
Choose 1 course from Additional Communication (11) Core
Choose 1 course from Humanities (40) Core or Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core
INCR 1302 - Physics of Instrumentation
Choose 1 course from Mathematics (20) Core or Natural Sciences (30) Core

Third Semester (15 Hours)

Choose 1 course from Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core
PTAC 1310 - Process Technology I - Equipment
PTAC 1332 - Process Instrumentation I
PTAC 1350 - Industrial Economics
PTAC 2314 - Principles of Quality

Second Year

First Semester (8 Hours)

PTAC 2420 - Process Technology II - Systems
PTAC 1454 - Industrial Processes

Second Semester (10 Hours)

PTAC 2346 - Process Troubleshooting *
PTAC 2438 - Process Technology III - Operations
PTAC 2336 - Process Instrumentation II

NOTES:

* Capstone Course

CIP Code: 15.0903
Major Code: OGPC

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