Water and Wastewater Treatment - Certificate
If you’d like a high-paying career upon graduating from BTC, then you should consider Water and Wastewater treatment certificate in the Process Technology program. This program will prepare you for a position as a technician or operator for local employers in the water and waste water treatment industry. Primary employers are any municipality that has a water treatment system and private contractors that operate and maintain private water treatment systems.
You’ll learn how to monitor and control processing equipment, troubleshoot and solve equipment problems, test water quality, and implement safety standards and procedures. The Process Technology program provides the technical and academic knowledge you need, along with valuable communication and interpersonal skills that employers want.
Employment Information
$52,541 starting annual wage
$62,046 average annual wage
$73,986 potential annual wage
Tuition Fees and Rates <<links to old site>>
- Employment and Wage Data Sources
BTC graduate employment rates:
The graduate employment rate reflects placement rates of students who graduated from BTC in 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17. The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges Data Linking for Outcomes Assessment database pulls from Unemployment Insurance (UI) data across Washington and Oregon. UI data do not reflect BTC graduates who (a) are employed in states beyond those listed above or outside of the United States, (b) are self-employed, (c) are active duty members of the armed forces, (d) continued on to another educational institution, and/or (e) did not provide a social security number while enrolled at BTC.
Wages:
Washington State Employment Security Department 2018 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (
esd.wa.gov) reflect 2014-2017 employment
Starting annual wage = 25th percentile
Average annual wage = 50th percentile
Potential annual wage = 75th percentile