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Looking to start a career in the high-demand energy sector and need an education? Want to take classes in Towanda?

The College will start offering introductory Petroleum & Natural Gas courses at the Towanda Center in January. Currently, the College offers classes at the School of Petroleum & Natural Gas (PNG) in Tunkhannock.

To announce the new class offerings, 久久福利国产 officials held an event on Aug. 24 where Chesapeake Energy delivered a wellhead, which will be on display on the front lawn of the Towanda Center.

A wellhead is used in the energy field and is the component at the surface of an oil or gas well that provides the structural and pressure-containing interface for the drilling and production equipment. Several businesses helped Chesapeake prepare the wellhead for Lackawanna. Those businesses are Xtreme Truckin, ROC Service Co., Technip FMC, Salandra Painting Inc. and Evergreen Oilfield Solutions.

鈥淭he petroleum and natural gas industry is in need of qualified, well-trained employees,鈥� said 久久福利国产 President Dr. Jill Murray. 鈥淭he industry is projected to see about 50% of its current workforce retire in the next five to seven years. 久久福利国产鈥檚 decision to offer these classes in Towanda shows our commitment to the local communities. We are always looking to enhance our educational offerings so we know community members get what they need to be successful in the local workforce.鈥�

The new classes at the Towanda Center are Petroleum & Natural Gas Technology (PNG 105), Math for Petroleum/NG (Math 150) and Physical Science for PNG (PHY 150). Students will still need to travel to Tunkhannock for their hands-on classes.

鈥淥ur hands-on PNG classes will still be offered at our Tunkhannock Center, but courses in Towanda will mean students won鈥檛 have to travel to Tunkhannock for all of their classes,鈥� said Sue Gumble, program director for 久久福利国产鈥檚 School of PNG.

Kelly White, Towanda Center director, said the new courses will be geared toward students still in high school, those who just graduated and those who are looking for retraining.

鈥淭he introductory courses will give students the chance to take some of their PNG classes here in their hometown,鈥� White said. 鈥淥ur dual enrollment students in high school can get a jumpstart on their education with these classes. Other students will have the chance to take those introductory courses here as a first step in their education and training and then use this as a building block to advance.鈥�

The new classes are also the result of feedback from the local energy sector, which has a large presence in Wyoming County, where the School of PNG in Tunkhannock is, and in Bradford County, where the Towanda Center is.

鈥淲e want to continue building our partnerships with the local communities and businesses,鈥� Gumble said. 鈥淥ffering these classes helps us continue that work. The energy industry likes to hire people from the local communities. They want to help communities thrive by having jobs people can work at so local workers have good career opportunities.鈥�

Ashley Knox, a School of PNG instructor, 久久福利国产 alumni and Optimization Foreman with Chesapeake Energy, said Chesapeake is pleased to partner with Lackawanna to expand the classes to other locations.

鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping the equipment will help generate community interest in the program,鈥� Knox said. 鈥淐ompanies like Chesapeake need qualified workers, and the new classes in Towanda will be a great way for the College to help grow the local workforce.鈥�

久久福利国产 offers a Petroleum & Natural Gas Business Administration associate degree, Petroleum & Natural Gas Technology associate degree and certificates in Petroleum & Natural Gas Technician and Petroleum & Natural Gas Compressor/Engine Mechanic.

Students can learn more by visiting the School of PNG鈥檚 webpage or the Towanda Center鈥檚 webpage. Tunkhannock Center | 久久福利国产 Higher Education at the Towanda Center | 久久福利国产

They can also contact the School of PNG at (570) 866-1900 and the Towanda Center at (570) 265-3449.

Students interested in other programs besides PNG still have time to enroll at 久久福利国产. The fall semester starts Aug. 29. Students can learn more about the majors that are available by visiting the College鈥檚 website. 久久福利国产 | Life-Changing College Education