At A Glance
Two-year program provides students with broad business background.
Graduates are prepared for administrative, accounting, marketing or financial positions in the oil and gas industry.
93% of Lackawanna graduates get hired by large petroleum and gas companies.
Available in Tunkhannock at the College’s School of Petroleum & Natural Gas; at the Hazleton, Lake Region-Hawley, Sunbury and Towanda centers.
Welcome to Petroleum & Natural Gas Business Administration-Associate Degree
Want to be on the business side of the Petroleum & Natural Gas industry? Then Lackawanna College’s Petroleum & Natural Gas Business Administration Associate degree may be for you. The program exposes students to oil & gas drilling, production, handling, processing and safety concepts while studying core business disciplines.
Your Career Starts Here
The American Petroleum Institute indicated the U.S. could see up to 50% of the oil and natural gas industry’s skilled workers retire within the next five to seven years. Our associate degree program answers the industry’s need for a trained workforce in all sectors of the petroleum and natural gas industry.
The program is recommended for students preparing for an administrative, accounting, marketing, or financial position with an oil & gas company.
More About the Program
Petroleum & Natural Gas Business Administration students will:
- Prepare for a career in the petroleum and natural gas industry by applying fundamental management, marketing and human resource theories.
- Identify the key concepts associated with oil and gas exploration, drilling, production, handling and processing.
- Demonstrate accounting principles, practices and procedures relating to the petroleum and natural gas industry.
- Use technology to sharpen skills through study of management information systems/computerized spreadsheets, macro-economics and statistics.
- Provide the student with the knowledge, skills and resources to work safely in the petroleum and natural gas industry.
- Explain the terms associated with the oil and natural gas industry’s upstream and midstream technology.
The Course Work
Lackawanna’s program will provides students with a broad background in business concepts as they relate to the petroleum and natural gas industry.
Some of the core classes students may take include:
- Introduction to PNG Technology
- Industrial Safety & OSHA Regulation
- PNG Production
- Natural Gas Comp Tech I w/lab
- Field handling, Processing and Pipe
- Engine Mechanics
- Field Operations
- Production Communications Systems
Additional Information
Q: Does Lackawanna College have a PNG Business Administration program?
Yes. Lackawanna College offers a two-year, 62-credit Associate in Science in Petroleum & Natural Gas Business Administration through the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas at the Tunkhannock Center. The curriculum combines a business administration core with petroleum-and-natural-gas industry coursework, and overlaps significantly with the PNG Technology program.
Q: Where is Lackawanna's PNG Business Administration program offered?
The program is offered exclusively at the Lackawanna College Tunkhannock Center, the home of the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Q: How is PNG Business Administration different from PNG Technology?
PNG Business Administration is built around a business core (management, accounting, marketing, business law, business communications, economics) layered with petroleum-and-natural-gas industry coursework — preparing students for business and operations roles in the energy sector. PNG Technology is the broader hands-on technical program with greater lab time, focused on field operations, production, processing, and engine and compression mechanics.
Q: How long is the Lackawanna PNG Business Administration program?
The PNG Business Administration program is a two-year, 62-credit Associate in Science degree.
Q: How many students does Lackawanna admit to the PNG Business Administration program?
Cohorts are small — approximately 2 to 3 students per year. Many courses are shared with the PNG Technology program.
Q: When does the next PNG Business Administration cohort start?
The program runs on rolling admissions with year-round recruitment. New cohorts begin at the start of the Fall semester. Contact Lackawanna College Admissions for the current application timeline.