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. Curriculum includes knowledge of safety and preventative maintenance, surveying, road construction, and basic earthwork construction.
Junior Year: 7130 Principles of Construction Trades
7121 Civil Construction Fundamentals
7118 Advanced Civil Construction
Senior Year: 2022 – 5495 Construction Trades: Heavy Equipment II
2023 – 7240 Civil Construction Capstone
Dual Credits: Ivy Tech
Certifications: NCCER Core, Operator 1, Operator 2
Career Opportunities
Heavy Equipment Operator, Excavation Specialist, Home-site Specialist
Instructor – Jerry Pellman