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CIP PROGRAM: 15.1702
Power Plant Technology/Technician.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in the operation and maintenance of electricity generating power plants. Includes instruction in basic electricity, electrical power, generator operations, industrial controls, power plant instrumentation, power plant theory, pollution control, reactor theory, thermodynamics, turbines, and water chemistry.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2021 21 27 -
2022 72 21 -
2023 52 11 -
2024 53 30 -
Change +152.38% +11.11% -

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Institutions granting degrees in Power Plant Technology/Technician.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Maine Maritime Academy30 -