Associate of Arts in Diesel Technology
Maysville Community and Technical College
Key Information
Campus location
Maysville, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
Fuel your career with hands-on experience servicing medium and heavy-duty trucks. The trucking industry is growing, along with job opportunities for skilled technicians.
If you're interested in a career repairing and servicing medium and heavy-duty trucks, then this program is for you. Academic courses, theory courses, and laboratory experiences are designed to promote the diesel technology repair field. You will get hands-on experience repairing late model, medium, and heavy-duty trucks.
Employment of diesel service technicians and mechanics is expected to grow 11 per cent from 2006 to 2016. Additional trucks and truck repairers will be needed to keep pace with the increasing freight volume shipped nationwide. The Diesel Technology program graduates find employment in new truck dealerships, fleets, municipalities, independent repair facilities, speciality shops, and agricultural repair shops.
You can earn an associate in applied science degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.