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
Credit Requirement: 69
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.
Courses Required
- Choose an option
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.