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EPIC - Heavy Equipment

Associate of Applied Science and Certificate Option

Trinidad Campus Only

The skills acquired in this program will prepare students to enter employment as heavy equipment operators. Students will receive basic operator training on heavy equipment including backhoes, excavators, bulldozers, and motor graders.

Training in these areas will prepare students to enter employment as an entry level operator in general construction, mining, road construction, and related constructor operators.

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Heavy Equipment Core Curriculum
MAN 125	Team Building	1
OSH 127	10-Hr. Construction Industry Standards	1
DPM 100	Introduction to Diesel Mechanics	2
DPM 101	Diesel Shop Orientation	2
DPM 111	Preventative Maintenance I	3
DPM 211	Preventative Maintenance II	3
ENT 275	Sp. Topics: Grade & Staking Surveys	3
HEQ 150	Basic Principles of Eng. Op. & Drive Train	2
HEQ 220	Motor Grader I	2
HEQ 221	Motor Grader II	2
HEQ 225	Backhoe I	2
HEQ 226	Backhoe II	2
HEQ 230	Hydraulic Excavator	2
HEQ 240	Basic Bulldozer	2
HEQ 241	Bulldozer II	2
HEQ 246	Front End Loader II	2
HEQ 275	Independent Study	6
	Total Certificate Credits	39

	Total Degree Credits	66

Associate Degree Electives:
		12 credit hours
WEL 102	Oxyacetylene Joining Processes	4
WEL 113	Oxyfuel and Plasma Cutting	2
WEL 121	Structural Welding I	3
WEL 122	Structural Welding II	3
WEL 124	Intro to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding	4
WEL 125	Intro to Gas Metal Arc Welding	4
WEL 176	Sp.Topics: Plastic Pipe Welding	0-6
WEL 203	Flux Cored Arc Welding I	4
WEL 224	Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc	4
WEL 230	Pipe Welding I	4
WEL 231	Pipe Welding II	4
WEL 175	Special Topics	6
EIC 105	Basics of AC & DC Electricity	4
ADE 135	Small Gasoline Engines	4
ASE 120	Basic Auto Electricity	2
ASE 123	Battery, Starting and Charging	2
DPM 103	Diesel Engines I	4
DPM 105	Heavy Duty Powertrains I	3
DPM 106	Diesel Fuel Systems	3
DPM 121	Hydraulic Systems I	3
DPM 122	Hydraulic Systems II	3
DPM 203	Diesel Engines II	4
DPM 205	Heavy Duty Powertrains II	3
DPM 206	Heavy Duty Brakes	3
DPM 170	Lab Experience	2

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