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CIP 15.0903 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Petroleum Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in the development and operation of oil and natural gas extraction and processing facilities. Includes instruction in principles of petroleum extraction and related geology, petroleum field mapping and site analysis, testing and sampling methods, instrument calibration, laboratory analysis, test equipment operation and maintenance, environment and safety monitoring procedures for oil/gas fields and facilities, facility inspection procedures, and report preparation.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Petroleum Technology/Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 15.0903. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years945
2025Associate degree15109
2025Bachelor degree12
2025Certificate under 12 weeks139
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year759
2024Certificate 1–2 years1351
2024Associate degree19100
2024Bachelor degree14
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2024Certificate under 12 weeks182
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year755
2023Certificate 1–2 years1354
2023Associate degree21134
2023Bachelor degree26
2023Certificate under 12 weeks1137
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1076
2022Certificate 1–2 years1349
2022Associate degree21163
2022Certificate 2–4 years13
2022Bachelor degree216
2022Certificate under 12 weeks1101
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year860
2021Certificate 1–2 years1474
2021Associate degree23207
2021Bachelor degree125
2021Certificate under 12 weeks272
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1056
2020Certificate 1–2 years15122
2020Associate degree24230
2020Bachelor degree240
2020Certificate under 12 weeks185
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year10102

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 15.0903 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 15 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

36 institutions

TX · Two-year

Coastal Bend College ↗

Beeville, TX · Public

Certificate 1–2 years: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2024.

Associate degree: 2 first-major awards · year ending 2023.

Certificate 2–4 years: 3 first-major awards · year ending 2022.

Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year: 2 first-major awards · year ending 2021.

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