Sequestration Specialty

The Sequestration Specialty provides students with an educational foundation in the skills required for a career in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies. Students will develop a broad understanding of basis chemistry, geologic concepts and formations, policy developments, and risk assessment related to capturing and storing carbon dioxide from major industrial sources, such as fossil fuel burning power plants. Student will examine carbon dioxide utilization, including enhanced oil recovery (EOR), enhanced coalbed methane recovery (ECBM), and terrestrial sequestration. Students will utilize a variety of data acquisition, monitoring, and analysis equipment for groundwater, soil, and atmospheric monitoring, seismic surveys, and well logs.

Sample Job Titles

Monitoring, Verification, and Accounting (MVA) Technician, CCS Lab Technician, CCS Field Technician, Environmental Quality Technician

Graduation Requirements

1. Total Credit Hours: 67 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
2. Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
3. Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland Community College