Whether you are a processing plant supervisor or a college educator needing support in setting up a workforce training program in this field, a school administrator, counselor or parent wanting to learn about high-wage, high-demand career opportunities for your teens, or if you are new to the workforce or a displaced worker looking for a good job that pays well, the Center of Excellence is ready to provide you the required information. If you don't find what you need on this site, feel free to contact us.
As the Center of Excellence for Process and Control Technology at Bellingham Technical College, we offer excellent educational programs for technical professional careers in process manufacturing industries such as:
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Petroleum Refining
Chemicals Manufacturing
Power Generation
Food Processing
Pulp & Paper
Pharmaceuticals
Waste Water Treatment
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These careers include science, computer, and mechanical applications.
BTC also offers customized workforce training programs for particular skill sets required by specific industries. The Center staff can locate and refer you to similar training and educational resources in your area, if available. We can also work with your local community or technical college to create a program tailored to industry needs.
For more information about the educational and training programs at BTC in the areas of Process and Control Technology click here
 From BTC President Tom Eckert
We are extremely proud that Bellingham Technical College (BTC) is home to the Center of Excellence for Process and Control Technology for the State of Washington, and we take that responsibility very seriously. All indications point to an ever-increasing shortage of skilled workers as the baby-boom generation retires, and those who use technical professionals in process and control technology are experiencing this reality right now.
The Center stands ready to address this issue with high quality training through BTC and by working with other technical and community college programs throughout the state.
The training at BTC is exceptional for the quality of its faculty and the state-of-the-art training equipment. An example is the plan to build a pilot plant on campus starting next spring. This outdoor lab, the first facility of its kind on the west coast, will provide students with realistic, hands-on training in the process operation, instrumentation, and electronics skills used in process manufacturing.
The Center of Excellence is exactly that. It supports excellent training provided by excellent instructors teaching with the best training technology and equipment available. If you haven't had the opportunity to come and visit our Center and meet our director, plan to do so in the near future.
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The Center supports the network of technical and community colleges in Washington State in providing quality process and control technology training for their students and the best possible workforce for the processing industries in their area.
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