Heavy Equipment Operations – 50590
(1200 clock hours)
This program prepares students for advanced training in the heavy equipment industry and for those interested in a career as a heavy equipment operator. This program focuses on broad, transferable skills, stressing the understanding and demonstration of all aspects of the heavy equipment industry such as planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.
Degree Requirements
Major Field Required Courses (600 Hours)
| AEB V030 | Auto Leveling Procedures for Surveying (O) | 100 hours |
| AEB V033 | Boom Mowing Operations (O) | 100 hours |
| AEB V035 | Rubber Tire Operations (O) | 90 hours |
| AEB V036 | Street Sweeper Operations (O) | 100 hours |
| AEB V038 | Public Works Operations I (Tractor Trailer Operator) (O) | 120 hours |
| AEB V042 | Dump Truck Operations (O) | 90 hours |
Major Field Electives (Select 600 Hours)
| AEB V031 | Back Hoe Loader Operations (O) | 140 hours |
| AEB V032 | Badger Operations (O) | 200 hours |
| AEB V034 | Dozer Operations (O) | 100 hours |
| AEB V037 | Swamp Meister Operations (Drow Excavator) (O) | 200 hours |
| AEB V039 | Fork Lift Operations (O) | 20 hours |
| AEB V040 | Box Blade Operations (O) | 60 hours |
| AEB V041 | Computerized Sign Layout (O) | 50 hours |
| AEB V043 | Mulcher Mower Operations (O) | 100 hours |