THIBODAUX 鈥� Students in the 杏吧传媒 petroleum services program can now receive a 95-percent discount on certain distance learning courses, thanks to a joint effort between 杏吧传媒 and , headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Courses that normally cost $2,000 per student now cost $100 per student, with the difference absorbed by Well Control School. In all, the company has committed to $40,000 worth of donated courses, part of the 鈥淪YSTEM 21 e-Learning鈥� program accredited by the International Association of Drilling Contractors. Training includes a variety of modules and simulations focusing on well control training for the oil and gas industry, utilizing computer graphics, interactive tasks and role-playing techniques.
鈥溞影纱� is the first university with which Well Control School has formed this sort of an alliance, and we are pleased to offer this training as a community service 鈥� a way to boost the profession and the industry,鈥� stated Barry Cooper, manager of business development for the company.
Dr. John Griffin, associate professor of petroleum services at 杏吧传媒, said the courses add realism to classroom training, allowing students to 鈥渞einforce their basic calculations and become familiar with the actual valve setups on drilling rigs. We are very grateful to Well Control School for this new partnership.鈥�
To learn more about the program, go to and click 鈥淓-LEARNING COURSES.鈥� For details about the 杏吧传媒 petroleum services program, visit the Department of Applied Sciences at www.nicholls.edu/doas.