Hours: 745.5 class, 858.0 Lab
Program Description:
In Universal Technical Institute’s Diesel Technology program, students get hands-on training with powerful trucks and engines, including products from Navistar International Corp.; Cummins, Inc.; Detroit Diesel Corporation; Caterpillar; Mack Trucks, Inc.; Mercedes Engines and Volvo Trucks North America. Today’s diesel engines, commercial vehicles and heavy-equipment systems are highly sophisticated, with advanced computer controls and electronic functions. Students will work on it all – from preventive maintenance to the latest in high-tech electronics, including air brakes, hydraulics, and transport refrigeration.
The Cummins Power Generation Manufacturer-Specific Advanced Training provides the skill and knowledge students will need to understand the fundamentals of power generation; Cummins generator engines and their controls; and the installation, preventive maintenance, testing and servicing of power generators. Application of power generators include standby, prime and rental power for healthcare, RVs, data centers, commercial/office buildings and entertainment venues.
Objective:
Students in this program may work in the following positions and work settings such as dealerships and owner shops as a technician/mechanic or inspector, factories as a diesel assembler, and tractor companies as a repair and maintenance technician.