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2020-2021 Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology, A.A.S.


The Diesel & Heavy Equipment programs provide an opportunity for students to learn techniques and develop skills necessary for them to acquire a job or to advance in a job as a diesel/ heavy equipment technician or a related field. This program is intended to give students basic knowledge with actual hand-on activities. Helping students understand how to apply theory to an actual on-the-job situation and helping them gain the confidence to take on larger and more complex tasks and be successful are important to the mission of the Diesel & Heavy Equipment program. The program also strives to partner with the community to meet the needs of local business and industry. Specialized training is developed on request and as time permits, in order to help employees improve their skills.

Degree Requirements


Subtotal: 16


Subtotal: 18


Freshman Year - Spring Semester Notes:

  • In addition to ENGL 1010 , students may be required to also take ENGL 1011  (2 credits) due to placement, adding 2 additional credits to their graduation total.

Subtotal: 18


Sophomore Year - Fall Semester Notes:

Sophomore Year - Spring Semester


Subtotal: 17


  • Major Area Courses can be fulfilled with any directly related course from the following prefixes: AUTO, CMPT, DESL, ELTR, INDM, MCH, MINE, OGPT, TECH, or WELD.

Subtotal: 69

Total Credit Hours: 69


All courses in the Technology and Industry Prefixes (AUTO, DESL, INDM, TECH, and WELD) must be completed with a “C” or better to earn the Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology degree.