Diesel Technology (Caterpillar Program)
Program Type: Associate In Applied Science
Program Level: UG
Division: Career & Technical Education
Program Duration: 23 months
Program Contact: Stephen Murphey
Time: Day
Program overview
The Caterpillar Dealer Academy, a partnership between local Caterpillar dealers and Florence-Darlington Technical College, builds the foundation for technicians to service Caterpillar equipment with excellence and professionalism. The Caterpillar Dealer Academy is a cooperative two-year college-level student technician education program, which leads to an Associate in Applied Science degree with a major in Caterpillar Service Technology. Florence-Darlington Technical College, working in close relationship with the sponsoring Caterpillar dealers, administers the program activities. The program is exclusively by and for the sponsoring Caterpillar dealers.
Entry Requirements
To see a list of entrance requirements for this program, please check the FDTC Course Catalog.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Practice professionalism in the workplace.
- Participate in safe work practices at a dealership.
- Apply knowledge of engine systems to repair related problems.
- Demonstrate repair of electrical/electronic machine systems.
- Apply hydraulic fundamentals to repair machine systems.
- Service mobile air conditioning systems.
- Identify, break down, assess, repair powertrain, and machine system faults at the root cause.