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Environmental Technician

Overview

This new two-year diploma program provides hands-on training for technical occupations supporting the environment in a variety of industry contexts.

Graduates will gain lab, field, analytical, and communication skills to work in a variety of contexts including environmental and engineering consulting firms, government departments, industrial treatment facilities, firms in other industries such as manufacturing, mining, forestry, and transportation.
 

The Environmental Technician program is currently in development and subject to final approval. Sign up for our interest list to receive more information as soon as it's available!

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About the Occupational Field

Environmental technicians participate in and lead field investigations and inspections, trace chemical, physical, and biological pathways of environmental pollutants, develop energy management plans, develop applications for environmental permits or certification, initiate environmental monitoring and compliance activities, design methodologies for environmental sampling and analysis, implement quality control and quality assurance protocols for testing materials for conformity and compliance, and relate economic, health, political, and social issues to the management of environmental systems in both industrial and municipal applications.

Fast Facts

Length
2 years
Program Start
September 2028
Credential
Diploma
Course Load
Full-time
Program Details
On Campus
Russ Edwards School of Agriculture & Environment
204.725.8712
1.800.862.6307 ext 6685 (toll free)