Cutline #1: The NOC “Okie Olefins” include (L-R): Coach Mark Goddard, Cooper Anderson, Ashley Fox, and Eric Segura.
Cutline #2: The NOC “Crude Okies” include (L-R): Coach Mark Goddard, Heath Braden, Xavier Tsosie, Tristan Cunningham, and Kyler Inman.
NOC teams at Process Tech skills competition
PASADENA, Texas — Two teams from Northern Oklahoma College competed in the Troubleshooting Skills Competition on April 21-22, held at the LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy & Technology at San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX.
Northern Oklahoma College was one of the founding schools for this Troubleshooting Competition and hosted the initial competition in 2012.
The Teams from NOC for this year’s competition were the Crude Okies, Xavier Tsosie (Team Captain), Tristan Cunningham, and Kyler Inman, and the Okie Olefins, Eric Segura (Team Captain), Cooper Anderson, and Ashley Fox. Heath Braden participated as an Alternate.
The Crude Okies placed 5th and the Okie Olefins placed 9th in a competition that included 32 Teams from around the Nation. The Team’s Coach was Mark Goddard, NOC Process Technology Adjunct.
Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public two-year community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services.
NOC serves nearly 4,000 students through the home campus in Tonkawa, branch in Enid, and NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater. Of these students about 80% receive financial aid and/or scholarships. 75% of NOC students complete their degree with zero debt.
The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science and Applied Science; the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs; and the Accreditation Commission for Education and Nursing.
For more information about Northern Oklahoma College please call (580) 628-6208 or visit the NOC website at www.noc.edu.