Offered at the Sturgeon Bay campus. For information: (920)
746-4900. Toll-free: (888) 385-6982.
This program is fully eligible for nancial aid.
Highly skilled technicians are needed to diagnose, service,
and repair a variety of heavy equipment such as over-the-
road trucks, off-the-road construction equipment, agricultural
equipment, and potentially stationary power supply engines.
As a graduate of the Diesel Heavy Equipment Technology
associate degree program, you'll not only gain such high-tech
skills and hands-on experience, you'll be prepared for
management, ownership, supervisory level positions, and
advanced educational options. Career opportunities include
diesel and heavy equipment technician, related specialist
technician, related parts support manager, industry related
service manager/supervisor, industry related sales
representative, business owner, and educational trainer. This
program is accredited by The AED Foundation.
A graduate of the program will have the potential for
employment in the following areas:
Diesel Heavy Equipment Technician: diagnoses, services, and
repairs a variety of heavy equipment ranging from over-the-
road trucks, off-road construction equipment, agricultural
equipment, and potentially stationary power supply engines.
Related Specialist Technician: diagnoses, services, and repairs
fuel injection systems, hydraulics systems, trailer service and
other specialty areas.
Related Parts Support Manager: manages a parts
department within a repair facility.
Industry Related Service Manager-Supervisor: manages
technician performance, directs work ow, tracks work
progress, coordinates service business pro tability, reports to
Operations level management.
Industry Related Sales Representative: sales position within
the diesel and heavy equipment industry or support business
to the industry.
Business Owner: owns own business related to the diesel and
heavy equipment or support business.
Educational Trainer: With additional study and transfer to a
four-year baccalaureate college, a graduate could pursue a
four-year degree in secondary, post-secondary or technical
training industry.
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