Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
Students in this Medium/Heavy Truck Drivetrain Technician program will split their learning between the college and industry at a paid internship site. This is a one-year, three-semester course of instruction including: classroom theory, shop demonstrations, and hands-on skill development. Some of the areas of study are: clutch and driveline, manual transmissions, drive axles, mechanical and electronically controlled diesel engines. Diagnosis, repair, and overhaul procedures will be performed on actual vehicles and engines in operating condition.
Students entering the Medium/Heavy Truck Technology program must be eligible to obtain a commercial driver’s license and be able to pass a DOT (Department of Transportation) physical, drug screening, and background check as a condition of employment for the internship portion of the program.
Award Outcomes
- Repair driveline components
- Overhaul truck transmissions
- Overhaul diesel engines
- Interpret diagnostic tool readings