Public Utility Management, AS

The Public Utility Management program will provide graduates with a wide variety of career options in the field. The industry offers an array of career tracks for those with a strong technical background as well as graduates with an aptitude in business, marketing, accounting, information technology, data analysis, and office administration. This degree allows the opportunity for a seamless transfer to Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) where students can earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Public Utility Management.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates should be able to: 

• Describe and apply the operations of public utility management
• Apply effective written and oral communication skills to articulate opportunities, ideas, and problems identified, as well as appropriate strategic responses across the economic social, environmental, public and political spheres
• Formulate team dynamics and working in groups, particularly in relation to the functioning of critical incident response teams
• Devise and translate ideas into logical steps that utilize resources and establish best practices with colleagues for customers and suppliers/vendors
• Employ and make use of written documents such as Environmental Protection Agency methods of analysis, internal standard operating procedures, safety rules, policy manuals, and professional journals
• Analyze and interpret the legal and/or regulatory implications of business and utility management
• Perform laboratory testing and analysis required for operational control and regulatory compliance