Paper & Chemical Technology Program

Alabama Southern Community College

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As one of the nation's leading training centers for paper and chemical workers, Alabama Southern offers students the opportunity to learn Paper and Chemical Technology in a world-class educational facility. State-of-the-art labs, recognized by the National Science Foundation as the Advanced Technological Education National Center for Pulp and Paper Technology training, prepare students to enter the job market ready to succeed at some of the best jobs in our area. Located on our Thomasville Campus, this program leads to an Associate in Applied Science degree in two years.

Historically, over 85 % of our graduates locate jobs.

You'll receive a solid foundation in the classroom, and you'll receive practical, hands-on experience in some of the nation's most modern industrial training labs. The Paper and Chemical Technology program also includes exposure to real-life industry settings, and top students can participate in available internships at area businesses.

Working Together To Build A Better Future For All Of Southwest Alabama

The Alabama Southern Industry Alliance for a Technologically Advanced Workforce breaks new ground in job training. Industry, labor, community and education leaders joined forces to design this degree program to create a world-class workforce for industries in Southwest Alabama. The program has become a model for other programs across the nation.

Paper and Chemical Technology at Alabama Southern's Thomasville campus began as a partnership among Ciba, PACE Local 3-562 and the College. The partnership has since expanded to include the participation of Auburn University through the Center for Excellence in Forestry, Paper and Chemical Technology and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Cutting-Edge Facilities Give You A Head Start In A Fast-Paced Industry
Alabama Southern's Paper and Chemical Technology degree program was designed with the help of local paper and chemical industries. In fact, employees from Ciba and other area plants make classroom presentations at the college and serve as mentors for students who participate in internships.

The internship program allows selected students to spend a semester working at a local plant, and students say having this contact with industry helps them connect what they've learned with real applications.

Alabama Southern's cutting-edge labs put students into an operating chemical plant controlled from a computer control room. This design models full-scale industrial operations in chemical plants and paper mills. The National Science Foundation (NSF) helped fund the lab through a grant, and Auburn University helped develop safe processes to run in the lab plants that do not involve hazardous materials.

Various plants within the lab operate as units of an industrial chemical plant or paper mill, giving students hands-on experience that will put them ahead in the workplace. In the lab, Plant A, a process control plant, trains students on pressure, flow, temperature and levels. A crystallization plant, a reactor, a water treatment plant and a waste treatment plant make the lab like a typical industrial site with various areas of operations. The program also places a heavy emphasis on safety, team building and other workplace skills.

Alabama Southern Industry Alliance for a Technologically Advanced Workforce has helped us build a workforce development program that is recognized as one of the nation's best. The American Chemical Society has described our program as a workforce development model for the nation, and that's just one of the reasons why we are building a brighter future for all of Southwest Alabama.

 

Industry Alliance Scholarships/Internships

Ciba, Boise, Alabama River Pulp, Temple, Tate and Lyle, Olin, Weyerhaeuser, Georgia Pacific, Gulf States and Louisiana Pacific are committing scholarships, internships and jobs to the Paper and Chemical Technology students of Alabama Southern Community College. Students interested in these scholarships may pick up an application in the Student Development Office on the Thomasville campus. Scholarships are limited, and applications must be received by March 1. Applications are evaluated in the order in which they are received. For more information contact the Financial Aid Office at (251) 575-3156, ext. 256 or (334) 636-9642, ext. 668.

Paper and Chemical Technology Admission Requirements include:

• Students must have a High School diploma or GED.
  
• Students must complete Alabama Southern admissions application and submit official transcripts of all previous academic work.
  
• Students must take the Asset/ Compass Placement Test for placement in English and Math.

Classes in area of Concentration include:

IET 111DC Fundamentals IST 108Introduction to Instruments & Process Control PCT 111Introduction to Pulp and Paper IET 121Mechanical and Structural Fundamentals IET 131Fluid Power SystemsIET 143Principles of Industrial Electricity IST 110Advanced Industrial Process Control Technology PCT 132Paper and Chemical ProcessesIET 112Industrial Safety PCT 122Introduction to Process Technology PCT 221Unit Operations PCT 231Statistical Process Control IET 122Rotating Machinery and Controls PCT 142Industrial Process PCT 211Paper and Chemical Manufacturing/Environmental PCT 222Unit Maintenance

General Studies Courses Include:

CHM 104Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry MTH 116Mathematical Applications IDS 299Directed Studies in Leadership CIS 146 Microcomputer Applications ENG 101English Composition I SPH 107Fundamentals of Public SpeakingECO 231Principles of Macroeconomics PHL 206Ethics and Society

 

Contact

Larry Doggette on the Thomasville Campus

(251) 575-3156, ext. 663

(334) 636-9642, ext. 663

email Ldoggette@ascc.edu

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