Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC) and Pine Technical College (PTC) have joined forces to respond to a need in the community by offering training in low-pressure boiler operation at the ARCC Cambridge Campus.

“We’ve been made aware that East Central Minnesota has a need for more people with boiler operation licenses,” says Barry Kirchoff, ARCC Director of Continuing Education and Customized Training. “We’re partnering with Pine Technical College to help make that happen.”

PTC will provide the faculty, and ARCC will provide the classroom space and administrative support.

“This collaboration offers a win for Anoka-Ramsey, a win for Pine Tech, a win for the school district, and best of all a win for students,” Kirchoff says. “We look forward to creating more of these training initiatives together.”

The low-pressure boiler training will be covered in nine evening classes that run Monday and Thursday evenings 6 - 9:30 p.m. in Humanities Building #92 on the Cambridge Campus of ARCC. The training begins April 14 and concludes May 12. The cost of the course including books, materials, registration and a certificate of completion is $349 per student.

The training will cover ASME code requirements, boiler fittings, feed water accessories, steam accessories, combustion accessories, boiler water treatment, boiler operation, and boiler room safety. The course is supplemented with videos, open discussion of student concerns and a plant tour. Upon successful completion of the class for an additional fee students are eligible to take the State of Minnesota licensing examination.

For more information or to register for low pressure boiler training, contact Barry Kirchoff at 763-689-7003.