Post-Audit Review For Occupational Programs Implemented Under the Provisions of Series 37 West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education

Institution: _Pierpont Community & Technical College_ Program (Degree and Title): _CAS and AAS Petroleum Technology_

I. INTRODUCTION

The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Petroleum Technology provides curriculum to prepare students for mid-level positions in the petroleum industry as technicians working in gas and oil production, gas transmission, field services, and drilling. This is a cooperative program with the West Virginia Petroleum Industry and WV Northern CC. General education and specific applied technical courses provide students with a variety of educational activities and experiences through lecture, discussion, learning activities and realistic hands-on laboratory assignments. Embedded within the AAS program is a 30 credit hour Certificate in Applied Science (CAS) degree, that is completed within the first two semesters of the AAS program. The programs attracts approximately double the number of non-tradition students when compared to traditional aged (less than 24) students.

These open enrollment programs build teamwork and provide a learning environment that enhances future employment. In addition, students have the option of completing a paid summer internship with various West Virginia petroleum companies between their freshman and sophomore year, further enhancing their skills and knowledge in real-world workplace scenarios. Although the required wage minimum for an internship position is $10 an hours, wages have ranged from $11 to $16 an hour. The US DOL predicts from 2012-2022 a 15% growth in the field nationwide.

Pierpont has a 2+2 articulation agreement with Alderson Broaddus (A-B), all 60 credit hours are accepted into the Petroleum Management program at A-B. To date no graduates have enrolled in the program, but one of the program instructors has enrolled in the A-B program of study.

II. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The primary goal of the programs is to provide West Virginia students with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain employment in the petroleum production and gas transmission industries and as employees on contractor companies supporting petroleum production and gas transmission. The secondary goal of the program is to work cooperatively with West Virginia gas and oil industry partners to build relationships that meet the educational and training needs of students and the employer.

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The objectives of the programs are designed to supply West Virginia energy companies with a well-educated, safe and highly skilled workforce.

CAS student learning outcomes include: -Demonstration of functional knowledge of duties and responsibilities of a technician associated with petroleum production such as a roustabout or entry level lease operator, -Demonstration of the ability to perform safely the skills associated with technician responsibilities, -Demonstration of the skills needed to work in a land based rotary drilling situation, -Demonstration of skills needed to work with rotary tongs, elevators and slips, and -Demonstration of the ability to recognize hazards commonly found in drilling and gas production operations.

Outcomes for the AAS degree include the CAS outcomes and also include, -Demonstration of the knowledge and responsibilities of a technician associated with petroleum production including meter, compressor, geological, or engineering technician, -Demonstration of skills including flow production, beam pumping, free plunger lift, production surface equipment, gas measurement, compressor, flowback and cased-hole wire operations, and -Students will also be versed in well stimulation and cement operation hands, and well servicing crew member responsibilities.

III. ASSESSMENT

A. Students in the programs are assessed using quizzes, tests and demonstrations of competency using both classroom and hands-on laboratory exercises. Since the program’s inception in fall 2013, professional industry certifications have been included in the training. Industry certifications and/or professional identification cards available for students to earn while in the programs include SafeLand USA, OSHA 30 Hour, Medic First Aid, CPR and AED training, Crosby Rigging for Land Based Energy Operations, and Well Control.

B. Additional Educational Graduate Goals include,  Effective oral, written and visual communication skills.  General competency computer skills to include word processing, Presentation and spreadsheet use.  General competency in effective problem analysis and troubleshooting skills for a mid-level technician in production, transmission, and/or support areas.

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 Knowledgeable in necessary petroleum industry safety practices.  Demonstration of basic knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric power applications.  Demonstration of basic knowledge in methods and practices for extracting petroleum from reservoirs in the earth’s crust.  Demonstration of knowledge of technology used to explore for petroleum and establish communication with petroleum reservoirs.  Demonstration of the skills, professional values, and ethics necessary to function as a technician in the petroleum industry.  Training in soft skills and leadership skills used in the petroleum industry.  Training for working safety during all on-the-job and personal activities.

C. Assessment data (tests, assignments, laboratory exercises and outside assessment exams) are reviewed by Petroleum Technology program faculty and adjunct instructors. These tools are used to implement instructional content and/or methodology changes where appropriate. During 2014-15 one of the changes made included modification of block scheduling for the program, so that courses in need of travel for completion of course competencies could be completed in warmer weather. Two 8 week spring course block were created with travel to Buckhannon occurring in the latter 8 weeks of the semester.

One of the goals for the 2017-2018 year is to update course content to more accurately reflect the current job needs in the petroleum industry, look at how to partner with other programs to create metamajor courses in the fields of first aid and CPR, hydraulics and AC/DC electricity.

The 2015 Graduate data was provided by 5 students. Program strengths included caring school/faculty offering small, hands-on classes. The programs were rated an 80% satisfaction when asked, “would you choose the same school and major if given a choice.” Well Control was both the most enjoyable and most difficult course. Eighty percent of the respondents came to earn an AAS degree and 20% to earn a CAS. When rating their personal growth in the general education outcome areas of technical literacy, oral and written communication, quantitative literacy and critical thinking, no respondent gave a rating lower than good.

IV. CURRICULUM

A. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

 In order to be accepted into the Petroleum Technology Program, students must have a Math ACT of 15 and English ACT of 13, or equivalent SAT, or other approved placement test scores.

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 Prior to graduation, students must meet all academic and hands-on training requirements of required and selected elective courses in the Petroleum Technology program.

B. MODEL SCHEDULE PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY Certificate in Applied Science (30 hr) & Associate in Applied Science Degrees (60 hr)

First Semester Lec1 Lab CR MTH 1203 – Applied Math for Industry with Support Lab 3 0 3 INFO 1100 – Computer Concepts and Applications 3 0 3 PTRM 1100 – Appalachian Petroleum Industry and Careers Options 3 0 3 PTRM 1102 – Health, Safety and Environment / Hazard Recognition2 2 3 3 PTRM 1104 – Production Technology with Hands-On Lab 2 3 3 Total Semester Lecture, Lab, and Credit Hours 13 6 15

Second Semester Lec Lab CR ENGL 1104 – Written English 3 0 3 PTRM 1105 – First Aid / CPR for Petroleum Industry1 1 0 1 PTRM 1107 – Rigging for Land-Based Oil and Gas Operations2 1 3 2 PTRM 1109 – Drilling Technology with Hands-On Lab 2 3 3 PTRM 1113 – Free Plunger Lift with Hands-On Lab3 2 3 3 PTRM 1115 - Sucker Rod Pumping with Hands-On Lab3 2 3 3 Total Semester Lecture, Lab, and Credit Hours 11 12 15

Summer Lec Lab CR PTRM 1120 – Internship / Cooperative Work-Based Experience (Elective) 0 6 2

Third Semester Lec Lab CR PTRM 2219 – Hydraulic and Pneumatic Applications for Petroleum w/Lab 2 3 3 PTRM 2200 – Soft Skills/Leadership Skills for Technical Professions 2 2 3 PTRM 2202 – Well Completions Design and Operations with Lab 2 3 3 PTRM 2206 – Applied Chemistry for the Petroleum Industry with Lab 3 2 4 2 Credit Hour Petroleum Elective 1 3 2 Total Semester Lecture, Lab, and Credit Hours 10 13 15

Fourth Semester Lec Lab CR PTRM 2211 – Supervisory Level Well Control with Hands-On Lab1 2 3 3 PTRM 2213 – Gas Measurement with Hands-On Lab 1 3 2 PTRM 2215 – Electrical, Analog, and Digital Applications for Petroleum w/Lab 2 3 3 PTRM 2217 – Petroleum Geology of Appalachia 1 3 2 ENGL 1109 – Technical Report Writing 3 0 3 2 Credit Hour Petroleum Elective 1 3 2 Total Semester Lecture, Lab, and Credit Hours 10 15 15

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Petroleum Electives Lec Lab CR PTRM 2221 – Advanced Internship / Cooperative Work-Based Experience 0 6 2 PTRM 2223 – Well Log Interpretation 1 3 2 PTRM 2225 – Well Servicing with Hands-on Lab 1 3 2 PTRM 2227 – Pressure Pumping Operations 2 0 2 PTRM 2229 – Off-Road Diesel Forklift/Manlift Operations for Petroleum1 1 3 2 PTRM 2289 – Guided Experience 0 0 1-4 PTRM 1199 – Special Topics in Petroleum Technology 0 0 1-4 PTRM 2299 – Special Topics in Petroleum Technology ll 0 0 1-4

C. COURSE DELIVERY

Courses are delivered via classroom lecture, hands-on laboratory exercises, and where appropriate, through distance learning via the Blackboard online learning platform. All lecture courses may be augmented with Blackboard or other online content delivery methodology for quizzes, tests, assignments and additional materials and appropriate. Pierpont faculty records student’s grades in Blackboard or other classroom management systems. Students must successfully complete the courses listed in the Petroleum Technology model schedule (60 semester hours) to graduate with an AAS degree, and the first 30 credit hours of the program to receive a CAS degree.

V. FACULTY

Currently, there two full-time faculty positions devoted entirely to this program. There are also courses taught by part-time adjunct faculty. In total, during the two year AAS cycle, two full-time and four adjunct faculty members are being used to support this program. During the initial year of the program, one full-time faculty member served as program coordinator with an additional full-time faculty member supporting the program through instruction and course development. During the second year of the program the first adjunct instructor was hired to teach a highly specialized course in Gas Measurement.

Adjunct instructors have been used each year in an effort to keep full-time faculty members teaching the standard 15 credit hour equivalent load which includes areas such as student advising and continued program development.

See Appendix I for further information on current faculty, and adjunct faculty, including courses taught and professional qualifications. Adjunct instructors are utilized as needed based on program requirements and instructor subject matter expertise.

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VI. ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATES

Below is a table illustrating the program enrollment, FTE and graduate count for 2014-2017, with 2017 graduate count pending/estimated to graduate in May 2017.

YEAR CAS CAS FTE CAS AAS AAS FTE AAS Headcount Fall, Spring Grads Headcount Fall, Spring Grads Fall, Spring Fall, Spring

2013-14 0, 0 0, 0 5 12, 12 10, 11.13 0 2014-15 0, 6 0, 4.33 12 36, 43 34.73, 7 38.87 2015-16 35, 36 30.33, 5 24, 22 18.93, 23 27.73 19.07 2016-17 32, 26 31.27, 9 17, 15 17.53, 11 22.67 pending 12.4 pending

Twenty-three students have completed internships while in the programs of study. Graduates have been successful in finding employment at industries such as Dominion Transmission, Antero, Noble Energy, Chevron, EQT and virtually any of the programs represented on the Advisory Board list.

The program Coordinator is currently conducting an Employer Survey (Appendix II).

VII. FINANCIAL

The programs were established with funding from a WV Advance grant, HB 3009 funding, a TAACCCT grant round 3 DOL, and Benedum Foundation support. The support from these sources totaled $1,352,996. In addition, $1,095,751 in corporate donations have been secured. Some of the donated funding is for scholarships and a career counselor. Equipment and dollars for day to day operation of the program is also supported with the donations. Program plans are to continue to work with the donors to continue financial support of the students and the program.

VIII. ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE

The Advisory Board Committee includes representatives from state-wide petroleum industry organizations, companies in West Virginia petroleum industry, representatives of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System, and Pierpont CTC faculty and administrators. Not only does the Petroleum Industry Advisory Committee meet biannually but faculty and administrators work with petroleum industry representatives on an on-going basis.

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The advisory committee has provided valuable information used to implement changes in the curriculum. The changes implemented to date include:

 ENGL 1005 Written English for Industry has been replaced with ENGL 1104 Written English I.  MATH 1003 Math for Industry has been replaced with MTH 1203 Math for Industry with a co-requisite Math Lab.

These classes were determined to be in better alignment with the needs of the industry in which the students will be employed, and the English class provides better transferability for students continuing their education. Continual assessment of course objectives and program outcomes has been a part of the committee’s duties. This ongoing process improvement will meet the needs of industry and the College as it strives to better program quality.

Current Advisory Committee Members Dr. Gerald Bacza [email protected] Jonathan Kinney [email protected] Sonny Busch [email protected] Greg Kozera [email protected] K Lee Avary [email protected] David Noss [email protected] Kurtis Hoffman [email protected] Maribeth Anderson [email protected] Stacey Brodak [email protected] Bill Carpenter – Stone Energy 304-216-3566 Dave Crawford [email protected] George Riddle [email protected] Ron Furby – EQT 304-543-9849 Jessica Hall [email protected] Ben Hansen [email protected] Erik Kelley - E2 Energy 614-949-4350 Sam Lewis - Ryan Energy Services 304-216-4329 Bennie Wharry - Extreme Plastics 405-248-2170 Nathan Rakestraw [email protected] Denny Mills [email protected] Ronald Walsmith [email protected] Donna Gentry [email protected]

Industry partners are pleased with graduate and intern knowledge especially in the areas of safety and practice. Over 40 individuals attended the June meeting.

IX. ACCREDITATION

A nationally-recognized accreditation process is not available in the field of Petroleum Technology.

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APPENDIX I Faculty Data

Name _Ronald R. Walsmith___ Rank _Petroleum Technology Coordinator_____

Check one: Full-time__X___ Part-time_____ Adjunct_____ Graduate Asst._____

Highest Degree Earned _BS____ Date Degree Received ___June 1970______

Conferred by The University of Tulsa_(52 graduate hours in Education at CCU)_____

Area of Specialization ______Communications______

Professional registration/licensure _SPE Yrs. employment at present institution __3__ Yrs. employment in higher education __12_ Yrs. related experience in industry _29_ Non-teaching experience _____

To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:

(a) List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught course, indicate each of them and what percent of courses you taught.) For each course include year and semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment.

Year/Semester Course Number & Title Enrollment 2016/SPRING PTRM 1107 Rigging for Land Based Energy Ops. 12 + PTRM 1107-01 Rigging for Land Based Energy Ops. 3 + PTRM 1113 Free Plunger Lift 16  PTRM 1115 Sucker Rod Pumping 13  PTRM 2299 Special Topics in Petroleum Technology II 1 2015/FALL PTRM 1104-01 Production Technology 14 PTRM 1104-02 Production Technology 19 PTRM 2206 Applied Chemistry for the Petroleum Ind. 18 2015/SPRING PRTM 2211 Supervisory Level Well Control (50%) 11 PTRM 2217 Petroleum Geology of Appalachian 20 PTRM 1109-01 Drilling Operations (67%) ++ 11 PTRM 1109-02 Drilling Operations (67%) ++ 10 PTRM 1109-03 Drilling Operations ++ 10 PTRM 1113 Free Plunger Lift 36 PTRM 1115 Sucker Rod Pumping 40 2014/FALL PTRM 1100 Appalachian Petroleum Industry/Career Op. 36 PTRM 1104-02 Production Technology 9 PTRM 2202 Well Completion Design and Operations 8 PTRM 2206 Applied Chemistry for the Petroleum Ind. 9 PTRM 2227 Pressure Pumping 9

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APPENDIX I Faculty Data

Name _Donna S. Gentry ___ Rank _Instructor ______

Check one: Full-time __X___ Part-time_____ Adjunct __X*_ Graduate Asst._____

Highest Degree Earned _AAS___ Date Degree Received ___Dec. 2008______

Conferred by University of Arkansas CC – Morrilton_(BS Petroleum Man. in progress)

Area of Specialization ______Petroleum Technology ____

Professional registration/licensure _SPE Yrs. employment at present institution __3__ Yrs. employment in higher education __5_ Yrs. related experience in industry _21_ Non-teaching experience _____

To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:

(a) List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught course, indicate each of them and what percent of courses you taught.) For each course include year and semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment.

Year/Semester Course Number & Title Enrollment

2016/SPRING PTRM 1105-02 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 10 PTRM 1105-03 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 9 PTRM 1105-05 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 9 PTRM 1105-06 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 4

2015/FALL PTRM 1102-02 HSE/Hazard Recognition 18 PTRM 1103-03 HSE/Hazard Recognition 15 PTRM 2200-01 Soft Skills/Leadership Skills for Petroleum 16

PTRM 2219-02 Hydraulic/Pneumatic Applications 24 2015/SPRING PTRM 1105-02 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 11 PTRM 1105-03 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 5 PTRM 1105-05 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 10 PTRM 1105-06 First Aid/CPR for Petroleum 10 PTRM 1104-01 Production Technology 5 PTRM 1107-01 Rigging for Land-Based Oil & Gas Ops 18 PTRM 1107-02 Rigging for Land-Based Oil & Gas Ops 15 PTRM 2211-01 Supervisory Level Well Control (50%) 12 PTRM 2215-01 Electrical, Analog and Digital Aps. for Pet. 10 2014/FALL PTRM 1102-02 HSE/Hazard Recognition 25 PTRM 1102-03 HSE/Hazard Recognition 20 PTRM 1104-01 Production Technology 24 PTRM 2200-01 Soft Skills/Leadership Skills for Petroleum 22 PTRM 2219-01 Hydraulic/Pneumatic Applications 8 *This instructor was full time for 5 of 6 semesters and an adjunct for 1 semester.

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APPENDIX I Faculty Data

(No more than TWO pages per faculty member)

Name _Robert D. Mills ___ Rank _Instructor ______

Check one: Full-time__X___ Part-time_____ Adjunct __X*_ Graduate Asst._____

Highest Degree Earned _MBA___ Date Degree Received ___Dec. 2009______

Conferred by _____FSU (BS Chemical Engineering WVU) ______

Area of Specialization ______Business______

Professional registration/licensure _SPE Yrs. employment at present institution __1__ Yrs. employment in higher education __1__ Yrs. related experience in industry _15_ Non-teaching experience _____

To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:

(a) List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught course, indicate each of them and what percent of courses you taught.) For each course include year and semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment.

Year/Semester Course Number & Title Enrollment 2016/SPRING PRTM 2211-01 Supervisory Level Well Control ++ 9 PRTM 2211-02 Supervisory Level Well Control ++ 9 PTRM 2211-03 Supervisory Level Well Control ++ 3 PTRM 1109-01 Drilling Technology ++ 10 PTRM 1109-02 Drilling Technology ++ 10 PTRM 1109-03 Drilling Technology ++ 8 PTRM 2215-01 Electrical, Analog and Digital Aps. 22

2015/FALL No classes this semester

2015/SPRING PRTM 2202 Well Completions Design and Operations 11

2014/FALL No classes this semester 14

* This instructor was full time for 1 of 2 semesters and an adjunct for the other semester. ++ Classes with same number and title had a shared lecture hours but separate labs.

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APPENDIX I Faculty Data

(No more than TWO pages per faculty member)

Name _Nathan Rakestraw ___ Rank _Instructor ______

Check one: Full-time_____ Part-time_____ Adjunct __X__ Graduate Asst._____

Highest Degree Earned __BS__ Date Degree Received ___May 1980______

Conferred by _____The University of Texas Austin ______

Area of Specialization ______Geological Sciences______

Professional registration/licensure _SPE Yrs. employment at present institution __2__ Yrs. employment in higher education __2__ Yrs. related experience in industry _25_ Non-teaching experience _____

To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:

(a) List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught course, indicate each of them and what percent of courses you taught.) For each course include year and semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment.

Year/Semester Course Number & Title Enrollment 2016/SPRING PRTM 2223-01 Well Log Interpretation 16

2015/FALL PTRM 1100-01 Appalachian Petroleum Industry/Careers 35 PTRM 2227-01 Pressure Pumping Operations 17

2015/SPRING PRTM 2223-01 Well Log Interpretation 14

2014/FALL No classes this semester 14

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APPENDIX I Faculty Data

(No more than TWO pages per faculty member)

Name _Jonathan Kinney ___ Rank _Instructor ______

Check one: Full-time_____ Part-time_____ Adjunct __X__ Graduate Asst._____

Highest Degree Earned __BS__ Date Degree Received ___May 86______

Conferred by _____WVU ______

Area of Specialization ______Chemical Engineering______

Professional registration/licensure _AGMSC Yrs. employment at present institution __2__ Yrs. employment in higher education __2__ Yrs. related experience in industry _20_ Non-teaching experience _____

To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:

(a) List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught course, indicate each of them and what percent of courses you taught.) For each course include year and semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment.

Year/Semester Course Number & Title Enrollment 2016/SPRING PRTM 2217-01 Gas Measurement 24

2015/FALL No classes this semester

2015/SPRING PRTM 2213-01 Gas Measurement 9

2014/FALL No classes this semester

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APPENDIX I Faculty Data

(No more than TWO pages per faculty member)

Name _Katharine Lee Avary ___ Rank _Instructor ______

Check one: Full-time_____ Part-time_____ Adjunct __X__ Graduate Asst._____

Highest Degree Earned __MS__ Date Degree Received ___May 1978______

Conferred by University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (BS Geology Emory University)

Area of Specialization ______Petroleum Geology______

Professional registration/licensure _SPE_ Yrs. employment at present institution __1__ Yrs. employment in higher education __1__ Yrs. related experience in industry _37_ Non-teaching experience _____

To determine compatibility of credentials with assignment:

(a) List courses you taught this year and those you taught last year: (If you participated in team-taught course, indicate each of them and what percent of courses you taught.) For each course include year and semester taught, course number, course title and enrollment.

Year/Semester Course Number & Title Enrollment 2016/SPRING PRTM 2217-01 Petroleum Geology of the Appalachian 23 Basin

2015/FALL No classes this semester

2015/SPRING No classes this semester

2014/FALL No classes this semester

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APPENDIX II Employer Satisfaction Survey

Petroleum Technology Program 2017 Employer Satisfaction Survey School of Work Force Pierpont Community and Technical College 500 Galliher Drive Fairmont, WV 26554

EDUCATION

Q1 How many Pierpont CTC Petroleum Technology degree students do you currently employ?

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Q2 How willing would you be to hire a Pierpont graduate or another Pierpont graduate given the results of your current Pierpont graduates? (Please note that this question concerns only those persons who graduated tith the Petroleum Technology degree.)

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Q3 What was the primary reason for your response in Question 2 above?

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Q4 Please list the names below of Pierpont CTC graduates that you have working your company.

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

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Instruction: If you have never employed a Pierpont graduate, there is no need to complete the rest of this survey. Please return it to us in the enclosed postage-paid envelope so that we can update of list of employers who have hired our graduates. Thanks for your assistance with this important survey!

SKILL SETS

Q5 -10 Please rate your Pierpont graduates on each of the following statements pertaining to their skills. We realize that you may have more than one employee from Pierpont, but would like your composite response about these employees on average. (Please check only one response for each statement.)

Survey Questions Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Not Agree Disagree Applicable

Employee has an understanding of the importance of safety in daily operations. Employee demonstrates evidence of having training in safety principles. Employee understands importance of following your company’s safety policies and procedures. Employee is able to understand basic technology associated with the petroleum production and transmission industry. Employee is able to apply skills and knowledge in use of tools in field or process operations. Employee is able is use acceptable terminology associated with valves, fittings, controls, production equipment, and flow processes.

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Q11-17 Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements in regard to your employees who graduated from Pierpont CTC. (Please check only one response for each statement.)

Survey Questions Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Not Agree Disagree Applicable

Employee is able to speak clearly and in a manner showing a logical thought process. Employee is able to write field reports and emails that are understandable and communicate the required message. Employee is able to satisfactorily understand basic computer concepts and programs in order to use a computer as a tool in the work place. Employee uses appropriate soft skills in working with other employees. Employee practices personal integrity in the work place. Employee has a good understanding of the importance of being an example before being able to lead other employees. The technical skills of our employees is very important to our company.

Q19-22 Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements in regard to your employees who graduated from Pierpont. (Please check only one response for each statement.)

Survey Questions Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Not Agree Disagree Applicable Employee is able to solve problems or has the tools to learn how to solve problems that are related to his or her job responsibilities. Employee is able to gather, evaluate, and use information that is empirical and logical to solve a problem or support a job related analysis.

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Employee is able to demonstrate knowledge of ethical standards and practices and apply their knowledge of ethical standards to analyze, explain, and resolve ethical conflict. Employee is able to work effectively in a socially diverse environment having an understanding of the diverse cultures in today’s work place. Employee is able to accept instruction and follow directions to complete assigned tasks.

Q23-27 Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements in regard to your employees who graduated from Pierpont. (Please check only one response for each statement.)

Survey Questions Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Not Agree Disagree Applicable Employee has the necessary skills in working mathematical equations needed for the job. Employee has the necessary skills in mathematics to learn how to work new equations that he or she encounters in the work place. Employee’s skills in the sciences including chemistry and/or geology have been useful in working for your company. Employee’s skills in well completions design and operations have been useful in working for your company. Employee’s skills in pneumatics, hydraulics, and instrumentation have been useful in working for your company.

Q28 What other skills have your Pierpont graduated employee(s) demonstrated that are of benefit to your company and his or her career?

______Q29 Are there other skills that some of your current employees do NOT have that you would like to see emphasized in a training program such as the one at Pierpont?

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EMPLOYMENT

In this section we would like to get some information about your company. Please be assured that any data you provide will be considered confidential and not be publicly associated with your individual company. It will be aggregated with data from other respondents and used for statistical purposes.

Q30 On average, what is the annual salary or hourly wage that you would pay a new professional hire such as the ones who are your Pierpont graduates? Please check the appropriate box.

[ ] Less than $20,999 ($10.10 or less per [ ] $42,000 - $44,999 ($20.19 - $21.63) hour)

[ ] $21,000 - $23,999 ($10.11 - $11.54) [ ] $45,000 - $47,999 ($21.63 - $23.08)

[ ] $24,000 - $26,999 ($11.55 -$12.98) [ ] $48,000 - $50,999 ($23.08 - $24.52)

[ ] $27,000 - $29,999 ($12.98 -$14.42) [ ] $51,000 - $53,999 ($24.52 - $25.96)

[ ] $30,000 - $32,999 ($14.43 - $15.86) [ ] $54,000 - $56, 999 ($25.96 - $27.40)

[ ] $33,000 - $35,999 ($15.87 - $17.31) [ ] $57,000 - $59, 999 ($27.40 - $28.85)

[ ] $36,000 - $38,999 ($17.32 -$18.75) [ ] $60,000 - $62,999 ($28.85 - $30.29)

[ ] $39,000 - $41,999 ($18.76 - $20.19) [ ] Over $62,999 ($30.29 or more per hour)

Q31 What skills or attitudes do you tend to base raises or promotions upon? (Please check the boxes for the five most important characteristics given below.)

[ ] Ability to work safe while meeting [ ] Ability to communicate with other team deadlines members.

[ ] Ability to follow established policies or [ ] Having a positive attitude towards the procedures. work place.

[ ] Willingness to be a safety champion. [ ] Willingness to take risks and be innovative.

[ ] Technical skills and knowledge [ ] Ability to be politically correct in all needed for the job. environments.

[ ] Ability to demonstrate ethical [ ] Possession of a technical associate leadership. degree.

[ ] Ability to work in a team environment. [ ] Possession of any degree, AA/AAS or BA/BS.

[ ] Ability to work independently and [ ] Possession of a technical bachelor’s creatively. degree.

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[ ] Ability to innovate: invent new work [ ] Possession of a graduate of post procedures. graduate degree.

If you have any comments about improvements or changes you would like to see in the Petroleum Technology Program training offered by Pierpont Community and Technical College, please include that information in the space below.

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Thank you for completing the Petroleum Technology Program Survey!

Should you have any questions about this survey, please email our Petroleum Technology Coordinator at this address: [email protected].

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