Community and Technical College has recently launched a new gas measurement program.
Classes, which began August 20, will prepare students to safely install, maintain, calibrate and troubleshoot systems in addition to controlling the flow, level, temperature and pressure of automated industrial processes. In just two years, graduates will be ready for a career in this highly sought field.
“ The future is bright for jobs in the natural gas industry,” says BridgeValley Instructional Specialist Ken Haynes.“ When students graduate from BridgeValley’ s program, the jobs will be there. Our students will have learned all of the skills necessary to dive into this expanding and salary-competitive field.”
In 2016, West Virginia was the ninth-largest natural gas-producing state in the nation with gross withdrawals of almost 1.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and that was just the beginning. According to the Independent Petroleum Association of America’ s Energy in Depth, a research, education and public outreach campaign, more than 100,000 jobs in natural gas and gas liquids will be created in the next few years, and $ 23 billion will be invested in developing 3,200 miles of pipeline in the tri-state area.
Last month,“ North American Midstream Infrastructure through 2035: Significant Development Continues,” a report conducted by ICF on behalf of the INGAA Foundation, stated that the U. S. and Canada will require an investment of more than $ 800 billion between now and 2035 to create oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid midstream infrastructure.
Natural gas infrastructure is expected to receive an investment of $ 417 billion, or an average of $ 23 billion annually through 2034, and makes up over half of the necessary energy infrastructure identified in the report. An investment of approximately $ 321 billion is set to be made in oil infrastructure, and $ 53 billion will be invested in new natural gas liquid infrastructure over the next 18 years.
time for the fall 2018 semester. The ITC building, formerly the Wesco Building, will house WVNCC’ s welding and petroleum technology programs, allowing the college to expand both programs and meet the needs of its region and students. The building will be repurposed from an electrical supply warehouse to an open college lab space with over 20,000 square feet and will include a petroleum technology lab, a welding lab, classrooms and a student lounge.
“ We are extremely excited for the addition of our new industrial technology center that will provide more opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities for our
Rendering of West Virginia Northern Community College’ s new industrial technology center.
students,” says WVNCC President Dr. Vicki Riley.“ With this new facility, we are taking a proactive approach to meet employer needs and position our students to be successful in a regional job market. This is another example of how WVNCC is committed to economic development and the communities we serve.”
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West Virginia Northern Community College to Open New Industrial Technology Center in Fall 2018
West Virginia Northern Community College( WVNCC) has announced it will be opening a new industrial technology center( ITC) on its Wheeling campus in
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