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Why Environmental Engineering Technology?

The environmental engineering field is concerned with improving environmental quality and improving public health and safety by limiting adverse environmental conditions, such as pollution. Environmental engineering technicians work with environmental engineers to help test materials, record observations, report results, and collect air, ground, and water samples.

For more information about the Environmental Engineering Technician field, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook.

About the Program

The Environmental Engineering Technology program provides relevant coursework which includes instruction in environmental safety principles, environmental standards, testing and sampling procedures, laboratory techniques, instrumentation calibration, safety and protection procedures, equipment maintenance, and report preparation.

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What you will gain (learn)

Graduates should qualify to obtain occupations such as technical service providers, materials and technologies testing services, engineering technicians, construction technicians and managers, industrial and technology managers, or research technicians.

Transfer Pathways

Students interested in a four-year degree in engineering should consult a faculty advisor about the Associate in Engineering Program at Blue Ridge Community College. This program allows students complete up to two years of coursework toward a bachelor’s degree at Blue Ridge Community College, then transfer to a four-year college or university in North Carolina with an engineering program.

Which engineering should I choose?

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Mission:

A course of study that prepares students to use mathematical and scientific principles to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control and remediation of environmental problems and development of environmental remediation devices. Includes instruction in environmental safety principles, environmental standards, testing and sampling procedures, laboratory techniques, instrumentation calibration, safety and protection procedures, equipment maintenance, and report preparation.

Program Educational Objectives:

  • Graduates will possess leadership qualities, high morals, and professional ethics.
  • Graduates will possess the skills to perform at a technician level and be employable in a field related to their program
  • Graduates will be prepared for increasing levels of responsibility, learning new skills, and adapting to changing technology in the workplace
  • Graduates choosing to continue their education in a four-year engineering technology program will perform satisfactorily in such programs

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply the basic principles of biology, hydrology, and geomorphology.
  • Produce effective environmental engineering reports to industry standards.
  • Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems by applying the principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  • Perform all work safely per established industry standards.

Degrees, Diplomas & Certificates

Environmental Engineering Technology - AAS

Technical Standards

Students enrolling in these programs must meet specific emotional, behavioral, physical, and cognitive standards. This information is found in Technical Standards. Students qualifying for special accommodations to these standards must contact Student Accessibility Services at (828) 694-1813 for more information.

Guided Pathways

View career pathways for the Environmental Engineering Technology Program.

Contact Us

engineering@blueridge.edu

 

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