Mechanized AgricultureCertificate of AchievementAS Degree
- Community of interest
- Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
- Award
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program code
- 01305.00CA
- Department
- Mechanized AG
- CIP code
- 01.0205: Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology.
- TOP code
- 0116.00 - Agricultural Power Equipment Technology*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- ITAG Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
- Award
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program code
- 01305.00CA
- Department
- Mechanized AG
- CIP code
- 01.0205: Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology.
- TOP code
- 0116.00 - Agricultural Power Equipment Technology*
Next Steps
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A career-aligned credential built around a specific field of study or area of emphasis. Faster to complete than a degree, and the coursework typically stacks into a related AS or AA later if you choose to continue.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
course details
This course is a study of the agriculture, environmental science and natural resources industries with a focus on career opportunities, self evaluation, and skills necessary for successful job procurement. Topics include job trends, resumes and cover letters, interviewing skills, and the types of careers available in agriculture, environmental science, and natural resources.
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This course covers design principles, selection, maintenance, adjustment, and safe operation of wheel and crawler type tractors used in agriculture and in the construction industry. (C-ID AG-MA 108L).
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This course presents the theory, operating principles, application, component parts, support systems, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of Diesel engines and related systems used on modern trucks and heavy equipment used in the construction and agricultural industries. The related systems include electrical, power train, hydraulic, and Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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This course includes oxyacetylene welding (OAW), oxyacetylene cutting (OFC-A) and shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) processes, in the flat and horizontal positions on various joint details. It will also include safety procedures, electrode identification, joint fit-up and alignment, base metal preparation, weld quality, beads and fillet welds, with focus on theory and practice. All welds will meet the American Welding Society (AWS) qualification standards.
Term 2
Class Schedules
course details
This course involves the design principles, uses, maintenance, adjustment, calibration, and repair of machinery used in California agriculture. Emphasis is placed on primary and secondary tillage, planting, chemical application, and harvesting equipment. Selection and operation of both machinery and tractors will be practiced. Safety will be stressed throughout.
Corequisite: AET 35
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This course covers selection, operation, service, and adjustment of heavy equipment used in agriculture and construction industries. Also covered are measurement and techniques used in preparing roads, building sites, and other projects as may be required in the field using heavy equipment.
Corequisite: AET 35
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This course is an introduction to the theory, operating principles, application, graphical symbols, component parts, systems, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic systems used on modern trucks and heavy equipment used in the construction and agricultural industries.
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Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
Example roles: 3
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
4-Year Degree Paths
Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the 4-year pathway for this program.
Graduate School Paths
Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.
Local Job Market
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesSOC 49-30421 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- RED MTN. RESOURCE 1
Where the postings are
- Garden Valley, El Dorado County 1
Sample current postings
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansSOC 49-304113 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Cambridge Real Estate Services 2
- NCR Atleos 2
- National Staffing Solutions-Surgical Services 2
- Tyme Maidu Tribe 2
- Batteries Plus - rpower, LLC 1
Where the postings are
- Butte Creek, Butte County 3
- Chico, Butte County 3
- Las Plumas, Butte County 3
- Oregon, Butte County 2
- Chapmantown, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansSOC 49-301113 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Cambridge Real Estate Services 2
- NCR Atleos 2
- National Staffing Solutions-Surgical Services 2
- Tyme Maidu Tribe 2
- Batteries Plus - rpower, LLC 1
Where the postings are
- Butte Creek, Butte County 3
- Chico, Butte County 3
- Las Plumas, Butte County 3
- Oregon, Butte County 2
- Chapmantown, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.
Source Notes
Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.
Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.
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