Major:
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Major
Description: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate and maintain a variety of heavy equipment, such as a crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, shovels, rigging devices, hoists, and jacks. Includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, and backfiling, clearing and excavating.
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Heavy Machinery Operation Techniques |
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