The Process Technology program provides classroom instruction and practical experience to prepare students for employment in a variety of process related jobs. The material prepares individuals to monitor, operate, and maintain equipment used in the processing of raw material into marketable chemical/petrochemical products. This includes instruction in materials handling, extraction, distillation, evaporation, drying, absorption, heat transfer, and reaction processes. It also includes chemical and fire safety, codes and standards, and general plant operations. The program emphasizes safe and efficient work practices, basic occupational skills and employability skills. The content is organized into competency-based courses of instruction which specify occupational competencies which the student must successfully complete.