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Environmental Control Technology
Overview
Official Name of Program
Department(s) Sponsoring Program
Degree Designation
Environmental Control technology is the study of the science, equipment, and systems that are essential to creating and maintaining a comfortable indoor environment. Sophisticated air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems are required to maintain the healthful indoor air quality that enables us to live and work in an urban setting, while conserving and utilizing energy resources wisely.
The environmental control technology curriculum contains the theory, design, and practical laboratory courses that enable our graduates to secure substantial employment immediately upon graduation and to continue their professional growth. They can continue their education to the baccalaureate level in the facilities management degree with no loss of credit.
Graduates are able to pursue a wide variety of jobs in many different sectors of the economy. Among the many available careers are operating engineers, designers and CAD specialists, sales engineers, estimators, and project managers. Commercial office buildings, large residential complexes, hospitals and health care agencies, museums, schools, consulting engineers, and service contractors all seek graduates from this curriculum.
Employers of our graduates include Siemens, Columbia University, NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York University, Marriott, New York City Transit Authority, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates learn the theory, design and practical aspects of environmental control technology to be able to:
Design heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems
Efficiently operate and manage the environmental systems of large commercial, institutional, residential and similar facilities
Install, maintain and repair the full range of heating and air conditioning systems in use today
Advisement Information
Students should refer to the department page for a schedule of program advisors for general advisement.
Transfer students with prior degrees or courses from other colleges should seek advisement from the program director to avoid taking unnecessary courses.
Explore the Environmental Control Technology Department on the City Tech website.
Requirements
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Physics course recommended
Bachelor's degrees and AA and AS degrees require six flexible common core courses: at least one course in each of the five flexible core areas and an additional sixth course in one of them. Students can complete no more than two courses from any one area. AAS degrees may require fewer overall flexible core credits.
Some courses that are required for the major also meet general education requirements. Choosing to take advantage of double duty can speed up progress toward graduation and increase elective credits. In DegreeWorks, a double duty course displays and fulfills both requirements, but the credits count only once; the elective area will adjust automatically. Specific options for double duty courses may be listed here or noted in the degree map below.
Students at New York City College of Technology must complete two courses designated writing intensive (WI) for the associate level, one from general education requirements and one from the major.
Transfer students and those who have earned a prior degree may have part or all of this requirement waived; please consult the Degree Requirements page for additional information.
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Complete as needed to reach 60 credits
A recommended semester-by-semester plan for full-time students.