Description: Heavy Equipment students are trained to operate and/or maintain heavy equipment. Students learn how to maneuver and operate heavy equipment on computerized simulators as well as on actual backhoes, skid-steers, excavators, and bulldozers. In addition, students learn to operate rollers, tractors, earthmovers, graders, dump trucks, and rubber-tired loaders. The curriculum includes knowledge of safety and preventative maintenance, surveying, road construction, and basic earthwork construction.
| 1st Year Courses: | 2nd Year Courses: |
| 7130 Principles of Construction Trades (PRIN CON TR) | 7240 Civil Construction Capstone (CIV CSTR CAP) |
| 7121 Civil Construction Fundamentals (CIV CON FUN) | |
| 7118 Advanced Civil Construction (ADV CIV CON) |
Dual Credits: Ivy Tech Noblesville (44)
First Year Credits – BCTI 100, BCTI 120, BCTI 121 = 12 Potential Dual Credits
Second Year Credits – BCTI 121 = 3 Potential Dual Credits
Certifications: NCCER Core, Operator 1, Operator 2
More Career Information:
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Career Opportunities
Heavy Equipment Operator, Excavation Specialist, Home-site Specialist
Instructor – Jerry Pellman