Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Water Environment Technologies Program are prepared to accept positions as entry-level water and/or wastewater operators at various water purification facilities. A career in water treatment offers dynamic, rapid growing employment opportunities with competitive salaries and benefit packages. Students may also choose to become lab technicians, facility mechanics, equipment sales persons, solids handlers, meter readers, utility service operators, or pursue other various related positions in the water treatment field.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
Professional Licensure Disclosure
Suggested Technical Studies Semester I
| Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WETT1502 | Basic Laboratory Skills | 1 Credits |
| WETT1506 | Introduction to Water/Wastewater Technology | 3 Credits |
| WETT1510 | Water/Wastewater Treatment Calculations | 2 Credits |
| WETT1514 | Source Water Treatment and Development | 4 Credits |
| WETT1518 | Water Plant Operation I | 3 Credits |
| WETT1526 | Water Distribution Systems | 3 Credits |
| WETT1530 | Understanding OSHA Safety Regulations in the Water Industry | 3 Credits |
Suggested Technical Studies Semester II
| Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WETT1522 | Water Plant Operation II | 3 Credits |
| WETT1534 | Wastewater Plant Operation I | 3 Credits |
| WETT1538 | Wastewater Plant Operations II | 4 Credits |
| WETT1542 | Wastewater Laboratory Procedures | 3 Credits |
| WETT1554 | Automated Control Systems | 3 Credits |
| WETT1558 | Understanding the EPA Part 503 Biosolids Rule | 3 Credits |
Technical Electives
Suggested Technical Studies Semester III (Summer term)
General Education - MinnState requires AAS degrees to contain at least 15 MnTC credits in at least 3 different Goal Areas
| Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MnTC Goal Area 1 | Communications - Oral - 1 CMST course | 3 Credits |
| MnTC Goal Area 1 | Communications - Written - 1 ENGL course | 3 Credits |
| MnTC All | Any courses from Goal Areas 2 - 10 | 9 Credits |