Mar 28, 2024  
College Catalog 2022-2023 
    
College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Stationary Engineering, AAS


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Associate of Applied Science Degree: 98 credits

Enrollment Point: Fall, Winter, or Spring Quarter

This program prepares students for entry level positions to regulate and maintain equipment such as boilers, chillers, heat pumps, generators, and turbines used in large buildings to supply heat, air conditioning, ventilation or power. This training program also prepares students to pass boiler operator licensing and refrigeration licensing tests.

Students complete all requirements for the Stationary Engineering Certificate plus 15 credits of General Education classes to earn the AAS degree.

Program Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply mathematical principles to problems commonly faced by stationary engineers.
  • Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with co-workers, supervisors, and tenants.
  • Exhibit the interpersonal and human relations skills necessary to fulfill the expectations of the employer.
  • Gather and use information from a variety of architectural and mechanical prints, technical manuals, codes, and manufactures specifications.
  • Maintain the integrity of building, fire and life safety systems.
  • Operate, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot building, boiler, refrigeration and electrical control systems by properly using tools and technology.

Please note that this is an apprenticeship program.

Program Requirements


This is the complete list of required classes.

GPA Requirements


  • Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum grade for each course: 1.0

*Note: Clinical & Field-Based Experience courses require a Satisfactory (S) grade.

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