These are not futuristic ideas. These things are already happening. Students in the Appliance Repair program at Bates work in a shop environment on everything from sewing machines and power hand tools to washing machines and refrigerators. Fire Protection Engineering Technology Technical changes within industry and an increase in the types of chemicals and flammable and combustible products, have accentuated the world s fire problems in today s technological society. Bates newest degree program, offers a broad scope of job opportunities in industry, with equipment manufacturers, in the insurance business, and with municipal, state, and federal agencies.
Students can specialize in any one of four areas of fire protection technology.
While studying Sprinkler System Design , you ll learn the basic principles of hydraulics such as hydrostatics and hydrokenitics. You may find yourself performing water availability tests, surveying property to lay out a wet pipe schedule system, and designing underground lead-ins to sprinkler systems. You ll work with automatic fire doors, emergency stand-by power systems tied to a central station, and handle smoke control. We know the important role of fire inspectors in our homes and in the workplace. In the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Fire Detection and Suppression Equipment segment of the program, test manufacturers equipment, storage tanks, pumps, hydrants, private water supplies.