Heavy Equipment/Ag Technology, Associate of Applied Science
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to: 1. properly diagnose and repair HVAC, engine & fuel, steering & suspension, electrical & electronic, hydraulic, and powertrain systems as well as preventative maintenance in Ag and construction equipment. 2. meet or exceed the overall average score in the NOCTI evaluation for HVAC, engine & fuel, steering & suspension, electrical & electronic, hydraulic, and powertrain systems as well as preventative maintenance 3. meet AED standards in HVAC, engine & fuel, steering & suspension, electrical & electronic, hydraulic, and powertrain systems 4. improve scores from pre-test (in semester one) to post-test (in semester 3) in all areas: HVAC, engine & fuel, steering & suspension, electrical & electronic, hydraulic, and powertrain
Courses
- HEAT 101 — Safety & Intro to Shop Practices and Ldrshp
- HEAT 103 — Intro to Heavy Equipment Basic Systems
- HEAT 105 — Fundamentals of Hydraulic Systems
- HEAT 110 — Basic Powertrain
- ENGL 101 — Writing and Rhetoric I
- HEAT 120 — Advanced Engines and Engine Systems
- HEAT 125 — Heavy Equipment Preventive Maintenance
- HEAT 130 — Advanced Powertrain
- HEAT 201 — Applied Heavy Equipment Technology
- HEAT 285 — Cooperative Education
- DIET 158 — Advanced Occupational Communication