Environmental Technology: Environmental Engineering Technology

Associate Degree Program

As our fragile environment continues to degrade, sustainable resources are disappearing, biodiversity is decreasing, public health is being impacted, and there is an increase in the overall amount of environmental concerns that need to be addressed. With such a large impact base of industries, including construction, water, wastewater, transportation, recreation, chemical, and manufacturing, there is a need for environmental engineering technicians. The Associate in Applied Science degree in Environmental Engineering Technology provides students with knowledge and skills in the general and technical aspects of preventing, assessing, and managing environmental issues.

Students in this program master common practice environmental procedures such as sampling, assessment, design, result recording, and analysis. They gain valuable knowledge through a learn-by-doing approach to environmental problem solving using state-of-the-art field, laboratory, and computer program equipment.

Offered at the following campus(es): Stanton

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

  • Environmental Engineering Technician
  • Compliance Technician
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Consultant
  • Construction Manager

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and applicable tools of the discipline to engineering activities, including but not limited to site development, hydraulics and hydrology, grading, water and wastewater treatment, pollution prevention and treatment, and sustainable design.
  2. Conduct standardized field and laboratory testing.
  3. Demonstrate a commitment to quality, timeliness, professional development, and continuous improvement.
  4. Use graphic techniques and productivity software to produce technical documents.
  5. Explain the major aspects of the normal ecology of the planet and risks associated with polluting the environment.
  6. Apply current federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations and industry best management practices.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

Semester 1

Number Course Title Credits
SSC 100First Year Seminar1
CET 125Civil & Environmental Drafting & Design3
EDD 171Introduction to CAD using AutoCAD3
ENV 190Introduction to Environmental Science and Technology3
ENG 101Composition I3
MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I5

Semester 2

Number Course Title Credits
CHM 110General Chemistry4
ENG 102Composition II3
CET 144Surveying Principles4
 
MAT 162Statistical Reasoning4
Or
PHY 205General Physics I4
 
SOC 103Sustainability and Society3
Or
SOC 104Human Geography3
Or
PSY 121General Psychology3

Semester 3

Number Course Title Credits
ENV 271Principles of Site Assessment3
ENV 260Water/Wastewater Process Design3
BIO 150Biology I4
CET 240Hydraulics and Hydrology4
GIS 101Introduction to GIS3

Semester 4

Number Course Title Credits
ENV 215OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations2
ENV 275Environmental Sustainability3
ENV 240Environmental Field Sampling3
 
CET 236Soils3
Or
GEO 205Geology and the Environment3
 
ECO 111Macroeconomics3
Or
CLT 110Cross-Cultural Immersion3
 
SCI 223Applied Ecology3
Or
GIS 110Spatial Data Analysis/Modeling3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 71 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See a program advisor for details!

Campus-Specific Program Information

This program is offered at the Stanton campus.

This program is offered at the Stanton campus.

Contact Stanton

Heidi Gurdo
Instructional Director, Instructor, and Program Advisor
hgurdo@airllevant.com
(302) 453-3017

This program is offered at the Stanton campus.