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Gas Utility Field Training 1 31469100

3.00 credits

Petroleum Chemical Service

Introduces learners to the Gas Utility Industry, its terminology and definitions. Learners will also learn proper operation and safety procedures for hand and power tool use, construction equipment (backhoe, trencher, boring), and Excavation Safety. Learners will also begin to explore the properties and characteristics of natural gas and propane.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/04/2025 – 08/28/2025	08/05/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 4 – Aug 28 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 08:00 AM - 03:00 PM AG402 - Gas Utilities Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Brian Mero	View Rates

Introduction To Civil Engineering Technology 10607100

1.00 credits

Civil Engineering Technology

Provides an introduction to Civil Engineering Technology and includes key areas of knowledge such as: a history of Civil Engineering and its disciplines; Engineering ethics; Basic drafting techniques, including measurement and scaling, sheet format and layout, dimensioning and line work, orthographic projection, and isometric drawings; an introduction to Civil Engineering plans, specifications, and estimates; an introduction to Project Management, including an overview of a project life cycle; Microsoft Windows Office programs and related skills such as file and document management; and resume and portfolio preparation for those in the Civil Engineering field.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person Zoom Available	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal	View Rates

AutoCAD And Civil 3D 10607102

3.00 credits

Civil Engineering Technology

Introduces AutoCAD by working with templates, creating and manipulating layers; basic drawing and editing commands, annotation and dimensions, and utilize inquiry tools, along with blocks, attributes, and plotting. Students will also develop the ability to use basic commands within AutoCAD Civil 3D, from importing survey data and parcel features, to alignments and profile generation, and will also spend time learning the custom user interface, core styles (used to display Civil 3D objects), and utilizing coordinate systems to start drawing files.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person Zoom Available	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 25 – Dec 17 Wednesday 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal Aug 25 – Dec 17 Monday 10:00 AM - 12:50 PM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal	View Rates

Calculation For Utilities 31469104

1.00 credits

Petroleum Chemical Service

Provides fundamentals for determining gas flow formulas, area, volume, and BTU requirement calculations. Electrical calculations required to transform electricity to different voltages. Guides students through steps to perform accurate calculations and apply formulas as needed.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	Online Required Due Dates	Online	Aug 25 – Dec 17 - Online Brian Mero	View Rates

Advanced Civil 3D 10607110

3.00 credits

Civil Engineering Technology

Utilizes the knowledge gained in previous semesters to build more complex design models, add new features, and analyze their designs even further, with functions like vehicle tracking, quantity take Off tools, and storm & sanitary analysis. Provides a deeper development of complex corridor targeting in roadway design and advanced grading tools for site designs, all while adding additional underground utilities to our design models and plan sets. These tools will then again be used to create accurate construction models and plans sets ready for practical use.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person Zoom Available	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 10:00 AM - 12:50 PM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal Aug 26 – Dec 16 Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal	View Rates

Basic Engineering Statics 10607112

1.00 credits

Civil Engineering Technology

Provides an introduction to Statics related to Engineering including the following topics; general static principals; force vectors; force system resultants; structural analysis (including simple trusses, zero-force members, and method of sections); characteristics of friction (including dry friction, wedges, and rolling resistance); center of gravity; and moments of inertia.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person Zoom Available	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal	View Rates

Surveying And Mapping 10607101

2.00 credits

Civil Engineering Technology

Provides an introduction to surveying and mapping for Civil Engineering and includes foundational knowledge in these skills including: basic surveying principles; history of land surveying; laws governing property; property rights; instruments in the field; basic surveying computations; and using and generating survey maps.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/27/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person Zoom Available	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 27 – Dec 17 Wednesday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal	View Rates

Surveying 3 10607107

2.00 credits

Civil Engineering Technology

Builds upon the knowledge gained in previous surveying courses to provide additional advanced surveying concepts including key areas of knowledge such as: geodetic applications; state plan coordinates, construction staking methods, calculating volumes, photogrammetry, and an introduction to Geographic Informational Systems. Fieldwork experiences will include construction staking of horizontal curves, vertical curves, and other civil engineering project features.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal	View Rates

Transportation Infrastructure Design 10607111

2.00 credits

Civil Engineering Technology

Introduces transportation infrastructure design and includes important areas of knowledge including: the history of transportation engineering; basic roles of transportation engineering (including planning, design, general operations, and overall management); introduction to design concepts (including alignment & profile, typical sections, intersection design, pedestrian & bicycle accommodations, parking lot layout, and runways & taxiways); traffic control and staging; and an overview of design plans, details, and design requirements for different transportation project types.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person Zoom Available	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM H104 - Computer Lab - H Building Michael Kowal	View Rates

Gas Utility Field Training 2 31469102

5.00 credits

Petroleum Chemical Service

Demonstrate pipe fusing procedures and perform natural gas line installation of mains, services, and valves. Reviews standards for plastic pipe pressure testing, locating, and proper meter sizing. Includes traffic safety, confined space training, and combustible gas indicator operation.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	09/02/2025 – 10/14/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Sep 2 – Oct 14 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM AG402 - Gas Utilities Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Brian Mero	View Rates

Basic Electricity For Gas Utility 31469108

1.00 credits

Petroleum Chemical Service

Introduces the fundamental principles of electrical theory for AC (Alternating Current) and DC (Direct Current) as applied to electrical circuits and devices utilized the the gas utility industry. Some examples of equipment used in these circuits are: transformers, inductors, and capacitors. The general topics covered in this course include: safety, electrical theory, basic electrical quantities and their units of measurement; electrical circuits; and general uses of electricity in the gas utility industry.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	10/03/2025 – 12/12/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Oct 3 – Dec 12 Friday 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM AG402 - Gas Utilities Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Brian Mero	View Rates

Directional Drilling 31469107

1.00 credits

Petroleum Chemical Service

Covers theory and safe operation of directional drilling operations. Explores safe machine operation, drilling fluids selection and preparation, proper pullback techniques, and work site walkthrough and evaluation. Explores how to detect hits on other utilities.

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Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	10/03/2025 – 12/12/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Oct 3 – Dec 12 Friday 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM AG402 - Gas Utilities Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Brian Mero	View Rates

Gas Utility Field Training 3 31469101

5.00 credits

Petroleum Chemical Service

Covers the propane industry and natural gas gate and regulation stations, leak detection surveying, fire control, abnormal operating conditions and mitigation. Also covered are system uprating, mapping, leak repair to include steel mains, and gas line abandonment.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	10/15/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Oct 15 – Dec 11 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM AG402 - Gas Utilities Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Brian Mero	View Rates