Chemical/Environmental Technology:
voice: 956.364.4633
fax: 956.364.5163
Department Chair:
Robert Hernandez
voice: 956.364.4717
fax: 956.364.5163
Email: Chemical/Environmental Technology
Mailing Address:
Chemical/Environmantal Technology
TSTC Harlingen
1902 North Loop 499
Harlingen, TX 78550
Location:
The Chemical/Environmantal Technology office is located in the Chemical/Instrumentation Technology Building.
Office Hours:
M - F: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat., Sun.: Closed

The program has a very high percentage placement rate since most graduates are placed with the companies that provide the program with the support mentioned. The Companies that recurringly hire technicians from the program are:

  • documenting analytical results
    Documenting analytical results
    Analyzing flow in a pilot plant
    Analyzing flow in a pilot plant
    Shell Development Company,
  • Albemarle Corporation,
  • Chevron,
  • Phillips,
  • AKZO NOBEL,
  • Solvay Polymer,
  • ALCOA,
  • MEMC Incorporated,
  • Huntsman Corporation,
  • Formosa Plastics,
  • Dow Chemical Company,
  • Valero,
  • AMOCO,
  • Southwest Research Institute,
  • INTEL Computers,
  • DELL Computers, and
  • Texas Instruments.

The average starting salary for the program's graduates is at approximately $39,000 per year. The range in salaries is from $34,000 to $55,000 per year.

Jobs are usually acquired in the Houston, Victoria/Port Lavaca, and Corpus Christi areas. Those jobs acquired in the Rio Grande Valley are at about half the salary listed above. 90+% of the program's graduates are placed in the Houston Gulf Coast region.

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