Power Industrial Innovation: Become an Instrumentation Technician
Instrumentation Technology training at San Jacinto College falls into three categories: instrumentation installation, general instrument maintenance, and control systems technology. Hands-on lab work is supported by real-world process units and instrumentation setups, giving you a competitive edge when entering roles in refineries, chemical plants, power generation, water treatment facilities, and more.
Career Opportunities and Income
Visit sanjac.edu for information regarding career opportunities and potential earnings in the Greater Houston region.
Learning & Career Pathway
This learning pathway - a series of related and “stacked” certificates and degrees - includes the following awards. You can start at any point on the path and earn certificates on your way to completing the degree.
- Instrumentation Technology, Level 2 Certificate (1.5 years)
- Instrumentation Technology, Associate of Applied Science (2 years)
San Jacinto College works with many Houston-area and Texas universities that offer bachelor’s degrees that are a great next step after earning the Associate of Applied Science in Instrumentation Technology. The MAPS tab above shows transfer plans for these universities. [AD1]
Learning Outcomes and Career Skills
A student completing the last award in the pathway will be able to:
- Follow safe work practices and procedures.
- Interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams and distinguish major pieces of equipment.
- Troubleshoot instrumentation systems.
- Diagram how instrumentation is utilized in industrial process setting.
- Identify associated process equipment and how instrumentation is used for those applications.
- Calibrate instrumentation both manually and with 475 electronic communicator.
External Learning Experiences
This program includes external learning experiences outside of the classroom, e.g., an internship, externship, clinical, practicum, or cooperative learning experience. Those experiences are typically on-site at a business or organization.
All students participating in external learning experiences are required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the external learning sites. Some learning sites outside the college have their own vaccination requirements. These rules come from those facilities and are not mandated from the college. Failure to meet those immunization requirements may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the external learning site.
Locations
College Admission
San Jacinto College is an open admission institution. All students are welcome to apply and will be admitted to the College. You may begin the process on the College’s “How to Apply” webpage.
Program Admission
There are no additional admission requirements for the Instrumentation Technology program; you only need to complete your application to the College, as noted in “College Admission” above, and follow the enrollment steps.
Plan of Study
3INST
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| CETT 1302 | Electricity Principles | 3 |
| INCR 1302 | Physics of Instrumentation | 3 |
| TECM 1301 | Industrial Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| INTC 1448 | Analytical Instrumentation | 4 |
| OSHT 1320 | Energy Industrial Safety | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| INTC 2310 | Principles of Industrial Measurement II | 3 |
| INTC 1322 | Analog Controls I | 3 |
| INTC 1475 | Sample Systems | 4 |
| CHEM 1305 | Introductory Chemistry I (lecture) | 3 |
| CHEM 1105 | Introductory Chemistry I (lab) | 1 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Summer Year One Term | ||
| ETWR 1302 | Introduction to Technical Writing 2 | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Term | ||
| INTC 1315 | Final Control Elements | 3 |
| ELPT 2319 | Programmable Logic Controllers I | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences or Government/Political Science or American History | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Second Term | ||
| INTC 2330 | Instrumentation Systems Troubleshooting | 3 |
| INTC 1350 or INTC 2388 | Digital Measurement and Controls or Internship Instrumentation Technology/Technician | 3 |
| INTC 2359 | Distributed Control Systems | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Speech Communication | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Language, Philosophy and Culture (Humanities) or Creative Arts (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
Capstone Experience: INTC 2330 Instrumentation Systems Troubleshooting
Verification of workplace competencies
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Students desiring to obtain a baccalaureate degree should take MATH 1314 College Algebra. Students entering this program with MATH 1314 College Algebra may substitute this course for TECM 1301 Industrial Mathematics.
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Students who have successfully completed ENGL 1302 Composition II or ENGL 2311 Technical and Business Writing may receive credit for ETWR 1302 Introduction to Technical Writing.
If you do not see your transfer school, please follow the Plan of Study. For more information, contact the Department Chair on your campus. Please speak to an advisor at San Jacinto College and the transfer institution to ensure this Transfer Plan is accurate and complete. For a list of all MAPs, students may go to Transfer Plans A-Z. Students may filter for specific universities, disciplines, or degrees, and print individual MAPs.
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