AAS-INST - Instrumentation, Associate of Applied Science

The NCCER Instrumentation - Advanced Certificate of Technical Studies builds upon foundational instrumentation knowledge and prepares students for more advanced responsibilities in industrial process control and instrumentation systems. Students develop competencies in instrument fitting mathematics, tubing and piping system installation, instrumentation electrical circuitry, grounding and shielding, instrument calibration and configuration, loop checks, troubleshooting, commissioning, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and control system operations. The program emphasizes the technical skills required to install, maintain, test, and troubleshoot sophisticated industrial instrumentation systems. Graduates are prepared for careers as instrument fitter technicians, instrumentation technicians, industrial maintenance technicians, and process control technicians in manufacturing, petrochemical, energy, and industrial facilities. Students complete NCCER Instrumentation Levels III and IV and gain advanced technical knowledge valued by employers throughout the Gulf South. This certificate builds upon the Instrumentation Helper Certificate of Technical Studies and may be applied toward the NCCER Instrumentation and Electrical Technical Diploma and Associate of Applied Science degree.