(Insert College Name) Energy Programs

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(Insert College Name) Energy Programs
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Program Background

• Five Colleges
• Chandler- Gilbert Community College
• Estrella Mountain Community College (lead)
• Northland Pioneer College
• Pima Community College
• Yavapai College
• Awarded a 13.5 million DOL TAACCCT grant to meet
  build educational programs to support an industry
  demand.

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS
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Why Energy?

• Stable jobs
• 50 percent of the current workforce becoming
  eligible for retirement over the next few years
• An increase in public investments toward new and
  renewable energy sources
• Population growth in the Arizona Sun Corridor
• Employers need skilled workers to fill these
  high-functioning, rewarding, hands-on positions

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Industry Attrition
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Projected Job Growth and Salaries, Arizona Projected Job Growth and Salaries, Arizona Projected Job Growth and Salaries, Arizona Projected Job Growth and Salaries, Arizona
Job Category Job Growth-2012 Job Growth- 2021 Annual Median Salaries
Lineworkers 3.93 4.24 65,035.34
Technicians 5.80 9.50 51,572.12
Plant/Field Operators 14.50 24.70 60,114.92
Engineers 9.03 14.93 88,027.93
Source Energy Workforce Demand Report- West
Region, prepared by EMSI for CEWD, May 2012
Salaries based on averages from all energy
fields, representing base pay salaries.
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Why Energy?

• Energy careers are hands-on positions for workers
  who enjoy putting effort into a finished product
• Work with tools and technology versus pen and
  paper
• Opportunities to advance to higher titles and
  more money
• Acquiring new skills more money

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Meet the Students

• Student 1
• Program/ role
• Student 2
• Program/role
• Student 3
• Program/ role

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Degree Pathways
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Paying for Training

• All courses are financial aid eligible
• Scholarships
• Grants
• Loans
• Internships/Apprenticeships
• Courses are paid for
• Books are paid for
• Paid as an employee for on-the-job application of
  training

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Get Started

• Get enrolled as an EMCC student at
  my.maricopa.edu
• Enroll in CPD 104 and PPT 120
• Attend an EMCC Energy Institute Student
  Orientation
• Attend a plant tour (if available)
• Declare Power Plant Technology (PPT) as your
  major during advising
• Declare a track under PPT and continue taking
  degree courses

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Contact Us

• Kristen HepburnEnergy Programs Coordinator(623)
  935-8446energy_at_estrellamountain.edu
• az.getintoenergy.com

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QUESTIONS?