<p>Hello Every one-</p>
<p>I am posting this in hopes of some kind of orientation or road map to get into this field as a working adult who wants to return to college. My GPA in high school was not the most attractive upon graduation. I was probably like a C student during my junior & senior year. I attended a community college for about a year right after high school back in 2000 & I have not been back to school since. I am interested in petroleum engineerig as a career but im just not sure which direction to take in order to break into it.</p>
<p> Should I attend a Com College first and get an Associates in PetE Technologies and then work towards a BS in Pet Engineering afterwards?. What concerns me about this path is the fact that from what I have read most associate degrees are AAS and I'm worried that I would loose too many credits upon transferring to a university.
Do any of you know of a Com College that has a transferable program in Pet?</p>
<p>I live in Indiana there aren't any schools here that have a PetE program so I know that if I want to do this I would have to relocate eventually. The only school around here with a Petro Program is Marrieta College(5 hours away). Are any of you currently attending their Petro Program or know of any one that graduated from there? I know Chevron holds a recruiting and info event there ones a year and I wonder if they mainly focus on 3.8/4 GPA candidates since it is a small college & not on the top tier of best Petro Schools in the US.</p>
<p>Do any of you have/know of a Petro Advisor that might be willing to exchange a few emails with me about this subject??</p>
<p>Thanks a million for reading and for any info, advice, suggestions that any one could give me.</p>
<p>Never heard of a Petro Advisor but that is something I would like to get ahold of as well.</p>
<p>I’ve met a few that went to Marietta and are doing just fine. Don’t worry about completing an A.S. degree. Your goal should be to transfer to a school that offers PetE. Most programs (not sure about Marietta) have a transfer agreement with a local community college. Find a few programs you are interested in attending and talk to their transfer admissions contact to find out what you should be doing.</p>
<p>noleguy-
Thanks you so much for your input! I greatly appreciate it. I will definitely check into it. I know there is a com college close to Marrietta that has a industrial engineering program with an emphasis in petroleum I hope this one has the credits that i need in order to transfer. What school did u graduate from? </p>
<p>Do you have any idea as to what where thier GPA’s upon graduation by any chance?</p>
<p>Do you have an idea as to what you want to do in the petroleum industry? The upstream side has a lot of career options, which can vary greatly depending on the lifestyle you want. Being a company man on a rig is a lot different in terms of the requirements compared to, say, a reservoir engineer. </p>
<p>At the very least, start taking the pre engineering classes at community college (calculus, physics, chemistry, statics, etc).</p>
<p>Desertice-</p>
<p>Yes, definitely upstream and I find reservour engineerig very interesting. I think the drilling side of it is very interesting as well but I don’t know if I could do those crazy hours. </p>
<p>Are you a Petro Engineer? If so which discipline are u in? Drilling,production or reservoir? Do you like it? Have u travel a lot yet? Thanks for your advise about the engineering classes by the way.</p>
<p>Not a petroleum engineer yet - but I’ve worked on rigs as a roughneck and derrickman, so I do know a bit about the drilling side. I’m more interested in being a company man than an actual engineer. A petroleum engineering degree makes upward mobility a lot easier to get there. I enjoy working on location, so it suits me. </p>
<p>Most drilling engineers have office based jobs, and will visit the field occasionally, though this can very depending on the company and rig. Reservoir engineers probably spend the most time in the office. From what I gather for what you want, a petro engineering degree would be best for you. You can save money by taking those math and science classes at community college, then transfer to a 4 year university to finish your degree. </p>
<p>That said, the sooner you can get into a 4 year school, the better. It makes searching for internships a lot easier if you are already in a PetroE program.</p>
<p>DesertIce is spot on. Your mine goal should be to get an internship. Once you get that first internship, things get a lot easier.</p>
<p>And I have no idea what the Marietta GPAs were. I’ve never heard anyone discussing GPAs beyond college.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks noleguy…</p>
<p>Desertice-where do you live at? How long have you worked in the rigs?</p>
<p>Ok, thanks noleguy…</p>
<p>Desertice-where do you live at? How long have you worked in the rigs?</p>
<p>Worked for a year on a land rig in West Texas, eventually made my way up to derrickman. Then started school at LSU last fall, so I spend my summers working offshore. Since I can’t make a long term commitment to work as a rig crewman, I have to work as a floorhand. However, since my ultimate goal is to be a company man offshore, this is more useful experience for me. </p>
<p>In general, shoot for a 3.4 or higher if you want to work as a reservoir engineer for a supermajor. Reservoir engineering positions tend to have the highest GPA requirements. Not saying that you can’t get a good reservoir job without it, but it will take a little more legwork to get your foot in the door.</p>