Caterpillar Dealer Service Technician Apprenticeship, Associate in Science

Upon successful completion of the Caterpillar Dealer Service Technician AS Degree Apprenticeship program, the apprentice will be prepared for completion of the related and supplemental instruction component of the State approved San Joaquin Valley Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Program. The apprentice is awarded a Journey Level Certificate from the State Division of Apprenticeship Standards upon completion of 7600 hours of (O.J.T.) On-the-Job Training and satisfactory employer reports. The apprentices are qualified to perform service, maintenance, repairs and troubleshooting of diesel engines, transmissions, drive trains, transaxles, brakes, suspensions, steering systems, charging systems, electrical systems, electronic engine controls, fuel management controls, computer control systems and air conditioning systems on Caterpillar tractors and heavy equipment. A grade of "C" or better is required in each course.

Minimum Units Required: 78

Complete one of the following General Education patterns:

  1. San Joaquin Delta College Associate Degree General Education (AA-GE) pattern
  2. California State University General Education (CSU-GE) pattern
  3. Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum-CSU Version (IGETC-CSU) pattern

Complete 54 units within the major; 38 units from Core Requirements, and 16 units from Internship.

Core Requirements-Complete 38 units.

CAT 080/AGEGR 080

Caterpillar Service Industry

3

CAT 081/AGEGR 081

Caterpillar Engine Fundamentals

4

CAT 082/AGEGR 082

Fundamentals of Hydraulics

3

CAT 083/AGEGR 083

Caterpillar Engine Fuel Systems

3

CAT 084/AGEGR 084

Fundamentals of Electrical Systems

3

CAT 085/AGEGR 085

Caterpillar Air Conditioning

2

CAT 086/AGEGR 086

Fundamentals of Caterpillar Power Trains

3

CAT 087/AGEGR 087

Caterpillar Machine Hydraulic Systems

3

CAT 090/AGEGR 090

Caterpillar Undercarriage and Final Drive

3

CAT 091/AGEGR 091

Caterpillar Machine Electronic Systems

3

CAT 092

Caterpillar Engine Performance

2

CAT 093

Caterpillar Diagnostic Testing

2

CAT 094

Caterpillar Machine Specific Systems

2

AGEGR 021

Agriculture Welding

3

Internship-Complete 16 units from the following course.

CAT 069V

Internship: Heavy Equipment-Caterpillar

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