Heavy Equipment/Diesel Technology

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The curriculum for the Heavy Equipment/Diesel program is designed to give students a balance of experience diagnosing, servicing, and rebuilding live equipment. Diesel Technicians repair and maintain the engines that power trucks, trains, ships, generators, and construction, logging, and agricultural equipment. Technicians also maintain and repair Drivetrain, Electrical and Hydraulic systems used in all types of machinery.

A diesel student should have mechanical aptitude and an affinity for hands on work.  Basic mathematics and physics are regularly applied. Reading with comprehension is essential, as systems continue to increase in complexity. Technicians spend a considerable amount of time reading diagnostic and troubleshooting materials that aid in their work.

Diesel Technicians are very high in demand. Upon completing the Associate of Applied Science Degree, most graduates leave the program pre-employed.  Service departments and dealers selling trucks, buses, logging, agricultural, railway, marine power and construction equipment are experiencing a national shortage of Diesel Technicians. The textbooks for the program costs approximately $650.00. The majority will be used all 6 terms of the program. $3,600 in fees deposited during the 6 terms accrue for a professional set of mechanic's hand tools which belong to the student at completion of the first year of the program. The official required tool set for Heavy Equipment/Diesel Tech students is the Snap-On 9200AGSO tool kit, KRA 2007FPBO 7 drawer roll cabinet (red) and the EEDM525D meter. Under a Snap-on program this set is discounted at a rate only available to students.  

Students are required to wear a uniform, and should budget approximately $100.00 for apparel.

Program Requirements

Students must meet or exceed the following placement scores to enter the Heavy Equipment/Diesel Technology Program

1. WR 095
2. MTH 050

Facilities

All classes are held in our newly constructed state-of-the-art facility in Lebanon OR, at the Advanced Transportation Training Center (ATTC) campus. These facilities include well-equipped classrooms, laboratories and shops. The expansive new Heavy Equipment/Diesel facility houses two overhead bridge cranes plus a state-of-the-art Chassis dynamometer with data acquisition capabilities. These facilities were designed with advanced propulsion in mind. The mechanical systems of the buildings are designed for maintenance of CNG, Propane and LNG vehicles. Classroom areas are large and well-lighted with IT support and AV equipment to be a regional leader in technical training.