Agricultural Equipment Operator AGEQ.S.CRT

One-year Technical Certificate - 31 Credit Hours

Division: Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Department: Automotive Technology
Effective as of Fall 2017

Become an agriculture equipment technician, working on varying agricultural mechanical systems.

What is the program about?

This certificate prepares students provides students knowledge and application on mechanical systems in brakes, engines, and diesel vehicles. Students will broaden their skill set with training on unmanned aerial systems as it applies to regulations and laws and precision agriculture. Graduates find employment as agriculture equipment technicians.

Program Outcomes

• Diagnose, repair, and service automotive heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system concerns.
• Describe the function of unmanned systems and its operation to precision agriculture
• Diagnose, service, and repair engine mechanical issues on gasoline and diesel engines.
• Diagnose, service, and repair electrical systems. Students will troubleshoot electrical systems with industry standard tools and wiring diagrams.
• Diagnose, service, and repair mechanical and hydraulic brake systems
• Diagnose, service, and repair diesel fuel, induction, and emission systems.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from this program will find job opportunities as agricultural dealership parts person, agricultural dealership service technician, agricultural dealership service writer or custom harvesting operator/technician. Other job opportunities may include agriculture field technician, agriculture power and equipment sales representative, or precision farming specialist.

Transferability

Potential high school articulation agreements with local high schools and Tech Prep career centers with agriculture, diesel, or power equipment systems.

Additional Information

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program: View the Gainful Employment Information