Building Automation Engineering Technology
About this program
From HVAC to elevators and lighting, nearly everything in modern buildings can be controlled with the tap of a button. Learn how to design, setup, and manage the technology that makes it all happen. With this dual-degree option, coursework begins with your area of focus and is paired with automation-specific training.
Next steps...
You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.
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Individual Work Stations
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Employers Attended Recent Career Fair to Recruit Students from this Program
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Overall Placement
Careers
- Engineering specialist
- Applications engineer
- Project engineer
- Field engineer
- Systems specialist
- Service technician/engineer
Courses
At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
- Directed Building Automation Technology Electives (BBT)
- HVAC Elective (HVE) or
- Electrical Electives (EEL)
- Building Automation Industry (BBT209)
- Direct Digital Control of HVACR Equipment (BBT304)
- Electric, Pneumatic & Electronic Control Systems (BBT344)
- Building Automation Industry Internship (BBT310)
- Building Control Networks I (BBT407)
- Building Commissioning & Recommissioning (BBT412)
- Building Automation Programming (BBT414)
- Senior Seminar-Lecture (BBT495)
- Integrated Building Operation & Energy Management (BBT415)
- Building Control Networks II (BBT417)
- Senior Seminar-Lab (BBT496)
Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.
Foundations are the practical, intellectual, and social skills: communication, collaboration, critical and ethical thinking, quantitative thinking, and technological literacy that are crucial to every student at every stage of education and at every stage of life.
- Information, Technology & Society (CSC124) or
- Engineering, Technology & Society (EET124)
- College Algebra & Trigonometry I (MTH181)
- English Composition I (ENL111)
- Technical & Professional Communication (ENL201) or
- English Composition II (ENL121)
- College Algebra & Trigonometry II (MTH183) or
- Statistics for STEM Fields with Computer Applications (MTH161)
- Fundamentals of Speech (SPC101)
Dual Degree
When entering into the Building Automation Engineering Technology major you'll delcare a dual degree in one of our seven areas. In four years, you’ll take home an associate’s in your chosen major plus a bachelor’s in Building Automation Engineering Technology.
Alumni Feature
Work-life balance is beautiful in Alaska
When 2010 grad Brian Watkins is working, he oversees Honeywell’s Alaska branch, coordinating the systems that control comfort, efficiency and security of buildings throughout the Last Frontier. Off the clock, he treks the state’s vast outdoors, recording his adventures for popular hunting magazines.
Maker Profiles
Student
Corey Carr
Electrical
He served in the army reserves, is active across campus, and is an all-round high achiever.
Faculty
Craig Zimmerman
Electrical
He's proud to prepare tomorrow makers for one of the most widespread and diverse fields.
Faculty
Kevin Yokitis
Electrical
Kevin shares his real-world experience and time-tested know-how. And he loves every minute.
Alumni
Ethan Boedker
Electrical
This electrical grad scored a career in a growing field where's designing automation control solutions. He gets to travel, too!
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Electrical Labs Transformed
Check out the recently revamped electrical labs filled with new equipment and individual work stations for students.
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Building Automation
Skilled technicians and engineers who can design and repair automated systems are in high demand. With state-of-the-art-labs, a cutting-edge curriculum, small class sizes, hands-on learning, and awesome internships, it’s no surprise that 82% of our Building Automation students are hired before graduation day!
