Instrumentation Technology
Program Director: George Bohn
Office: Umphrey Industrial Technology Center, Office 201C
Email: bohngw@lamarpa.edu or instrumentation@lamarpa.edu
Phone: 409-984-6391
The Instrumentation Technology Program prepares individuals to test, certify, install, repair, inspect and maintain the high-tech instruments used in automated systems that are critical to the operation of chemical plants, petrochemical refineries, power plants, and air and water pollution control agencies. The curriculum includes pneumatic and electronic control systems, control loop adjustments and their analysis, process computers, process simulation, and programmable logic controllers. Graduates are proficient in the calibration of controls and the troubleshooting and maintenance of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic control devices.
Students who complete the Recommended Program of Study for the Instrumentation Technology Program earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree and students who complete the Recommended Program of Study for the Certificate of Completion in Instrumentation earn a Certificate Award.
Students interested in registering for an internship course must meet program requirements, apply for the internship, participate in the selection process and be selected. For additional information, see the Program Coordinator.
The Instrumentation Technology program is recognized by the Texas Workforce Investment Council (formerly the Texas Skills Standards Board) which verifies that the knowledge and skill competencies required by industry are included in the curriculum.
Students must earn a minimum grade of ‘C’ in all technical courses in the Recommended Program of Study.
The Instrumentation Technology Program is recognized by the Texas Workforce Investment Council (formerly the Texas Skills Standards Board) which verifies that the knowledge and skill competencies required by industry are included within the curriculum.