The Chemical Technology program prepares skilled laboratory technologists for work in industrial, government and commercial laboratories. The program emphasizes application of standard and specialized laboratory techniques across scientific disciplines. Training is lab-focused, providing students with practical, job-ready experience using a variety of modern laboratory instruments and computer applications in NAIT's advanced Centre for Chemical Studies. Studies include organic and inorganic chemistry, industrial and physical chemistry, applied biochemistry, quantitative and instrumental analysis, and chemistry specific to the oil and gas, agricultural, food and environmental sectors.

Graduates are employed in a wide variety of fields including chemical manufacturing, petroleum and petrochemical analysis, mining, biotechnology and environmental analysis. * environmental laboratories and services companies * engineering and oil & gas companies * municipalities * post-secondary institutions * biotechnology companies * medical research (e.g. cancer, diabetes, cardiac or colitis research) * pharmaceutical companies * forensics * agriculture and food industry * microbiology and virology * analytical chemistry labs * waste water treatment * regulatory agencies