Clean Water Technology
The demand for municipal and industrial wastewater-treatment plant operators and managers is expected to grow by 10 percent to 14 percent each year into the next decade. These jobs pay salaries in the $45,000 range, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Springfield Technical Community College can prepare you for an interesting, challenging and rewarding career in drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment or water pollution monitoring–all aimed at protecting the planet’s most precious natural resource – WATER!
Even though 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, it is estimated that 1.5 billion people lack safe drinking water. That is because supplies, which are already limited, are being polluted – directly by all of us as we go about the activities of daily life, and indirectly by contaminants from soil/groundwater systems and from the atmosphere via rainwater. Managing our finite water supplies is vital to our future, and water- and wastewater-treatment efforts are key to protecting our environmental resources, using them wisely, and ensuring the delivery of safe, clean water to people throughout the world.
If our water resources matter to you, you can help to keep them clean, safe and available by achieving one of these exciting goals:
- Completion of certificate program from STCC in Clean Water Technology
- Associate’s degree from STCC in Civil Engineering Technology
- Associate’s degree from STCC plus state certification in a selected discipline such as Wastewater Treatment
- Preparation for and transfer to a four-year degree program leading to a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology.
Career paths available with this training include: wastewater operations; water quality operations; environmental monitoring; engineering technology; facility management; maintenance management, and positions with regulatory agencies.
In these professions, you can help to preserve the environment; build and maintain critical infrastructure; operate and maintain water and wastewater treatment facilities and ensure safe, plentiful drinking water for tomorrow’s needs. New facilities are being built, new technology is being developed and utilized and a new work force is needed for the future.
STCC can equip you for opportunities in this exciting field. Students who complete the first semester in the Clean Water Technology program and enroll in the second semester become eligible for one of two $500 scholarships that are provided by United Water Suez Environment (www.unitedwater.com), operator of the Bondie’s Island Waste Water Treatment Facility in Agawam.
Interested? Apply today.
Please note that this program is not eligible for financial aid.
Interested? Apply today. Call Eliano Soares at 413-755-4593, e-mail esoares@stcc.edu
| Semester 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Course Title | Credits | |
| ENGL-100 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 | 3 | |
| ENVR-332 | CLEAN WATER TECHNOLOGY | 3 | |
| MATH-117 | CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS | 3 | |
| CHEM-101 | SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY 1 | 4 | OR |
| CHEM-103 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 | 4 | |
| Total: | 13 | ||
| Semester 2 | |||
| No. | Course Title | Credits | |
| ENVR-325 | OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY | 3 | |
| ENVR-412 | DRINKING & INDUSTRIAL WATER PROCESSES | 3 | |
| BIOL-102 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY 1 | 4 | |
| CMPA-160 | COMPUTER BASICS: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS | 3 | |
| Total: | 13 | ||
| Total (CWTC.COC) Curriculum Program Credits: | 26 | ||
Upon successful completion of the requirements for this program, a Certificate of Completion in Clean Water Technology will be awarded.