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 ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	9	45
2025	Associate degree	15	109
2025	Bachelor degree	1	2
2025	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	39
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	7	59
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	13	51
2024	Associate degree	19	100
2024	Bachelor degree	1	4
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	1
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	82
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	7	55
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	13	54
2023	Associate degree	21	134
2023	Bachelor degree	2	6
2023	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	137
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	10	76
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	13	49
2022	Associate degree	21	163
2022	Certificate 2–4 years	1	3
2022	Bachelor degree	2	16
2022	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	101
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	8	60
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	14	74
2021	Associate degree	23	207
2021	Bachelor degree	1	25
2021	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	72
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	10	56
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	15	122
2020	Associate degree	24	230
2020	Bachelor degree	2	40
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	1	85
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	10	102

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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