Certification in Petroleum engineering technology

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<p>My long term plan is to eventually obtain a Petroleum Engineering Bachelors, but I came across a 1 year certification in Petroleum engineering tech from the Houston community college system, is it possible to obtain entry level employment with just a 1 year certification? I’m asking because i can always just do the 1 year and gain employment in the industry and then just finish the engineering bachelors at my own pace at a later time.</p>

<p>Or I’m i going to find out later that it was a waste of time and no one will hire me and i should just go into the 4 year program now.</p>

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<p>Anything that sounds too good to be true probably is. You also may have misread.</p>

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<p>These certificates are for process engineering positions. You usually only need a high school diploma and and a one or two year certification course. After that, you can apply for a job which usually pays around 50k per year. So yes, it is possible, however you need to check whether the program you are looking at is reputable or not. </p>

<p>If you want to be an engineer, then you need a 4 year degree.</p>