High Purity Water, Certificate

Program Code: CC.HIPURITYWATER

The High Purity Water certificate program provides classes and hands-on experience with advanced water treatment methods used in the high-tech industry. The certificate program has been developed in cooperation with Intel Corporation. Based on student demand WET-125 High Purity Water Production I and WET-135 High Purity Water Production II may be offered biannually.

For information contact Matthew LaForce, 503-594-3148 or laforce@clackamas.edu

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• correctly operate and maintain SCADA equipment and other instrumentation involved in the general operation of facilities where high purity water is produced;
• perform calculations related to electrical circuit operation and hydraulics;
• correctly use reverse osmosis-based equipment to manufacture high purity water.

Plan of Study Grid

Fall Term		Credits
MTH-082E	Math for High Purity Water	1
WET-125	High Purity Water Production I	3
WET-245	Instrumentation & Control	4
	Credits	8
Winter Term
WET-135	High Purity Water Production II	4
	Credits	4
Spring Term
WET-180	Water & Environmental Projects I	5
	Credits	5
	Total Credits	17

Career opportunities include:

• high-purity lab technician
• high-purity production technician