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Agricultural Equipment Technology Certificate
By goccadministrator
August 2, 2018
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Agriculture, Certificate Programs
Course OverviewCourse Guide
This certificate is designed to develop technically competent professional agricultural equipment service technicians. Students receive state-of-the-art technical education on the latest agricultural equipment through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on laboratory instruction and supervised occupational work experience at a partnering dealership.

 

 

Agricultural Courses (minimum 38.43 credit hours required)

AGT 101 Hydraulic Theory & Operation 2 credits
AGT 103 Fundamentals of Engines 3 credits
AGT 104 Vehicle/Equipment Electrical/Electronic Fundamentals 3 credits
AGT 107 Preventive Maintenance & Service 2 credits
AGT 109 Heating, Venting & Air Conditioning Systems 2 credits
AGT 110 Service Information Systems 2 credits
AGT 112 Seeding & Tillage Equipment 2 credits
AGT 113 Hydraulic Systems* 2 credits
AGT 116 Combine Maintenance & Repair 3 credits
AGT 119 Vehicle/Equipment Electrical/Electronic Systems Operation & Diagnostics* 3 credits
WELD 105 Basics of Welding 0.43 credits
AGT 122 Precision Farming Systems & Techniques* 2 credits
AGT 125 Tractor Drivelines* 2 credits
AGT 207 Advanced Hydraulics* 2 credits
AGT 213 Diesel Engine Performance – Analysis & Tune Up* 3 credits
AGT 216 Equipment Shop Project* 4 credits

 

Elective

AGT 219 Diesel Tech Field Experience I (Internship) 1 credits
AGT 220 Diesel Tech Field Experience II (Internship) 2 credits
AGT 221 Diesel Tech Field Experience III (Internship) 3 credits
Total: 38.43 – 40.43 credits
*Course has a prerequisite

 

Scope & Sequence

Fall 1 Winter 1 Summer 1 Fall 2 Winter 2
AGT 101 AGT 104 AGT 219 AGT 112 AGT 109
AGT 103 AGT 113 AGT 125 AGT 122
AGT 107 AGT 116 AGT 207 AGT 216
AGT 110 WELD 105 AGT 213 AGT 219
AGT 119 AGT 219 AGT 219
AGT 219

Effective: Fall 2017
Current/Revised: 3/01/17

 

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Associate of Applied Science in Agricultural Operations – MSU Concentration
By goccadministrator
August 1, 2018
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Agriculture, Associate Programs, Business, Management, & Marketing
Course OverviewCourse Guide
Students seeking an Associates of Applied Science in Agricultural Operations – MSU can move directly in the workforce or continue on to further studies in Agricultural Operations. Students will take courses from Glen Oaks and Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) emphasizing fundamentals in farm and crop management. Students will study in such fields as soil and water usage, plant nutrients, crop disease and pest management, natural resource and land management, emerging technologies, and regulations. Students are required to meet with advisors from Glen Oaks and MSU on course selection.

Glen Oaks Requirements

 ENG 121 English Composition  3 credits
 ENG 122 English Composition  3 credits
 COM 110 Interpersonal Communication  3 credits
OR
 COM 150 Public Speaking  3 credits
 Humanities (choose 3-4 credit hours)  3-4 credits
 MATH 104 or higher  3-4 credits
 Social Science (choose 3-4 credit hours)  3-4 credits
 CHEM 133 General Chemistry I  4 credits
 CIS 101 Introduction to Computers and Software  4 credits
 BIO 122 General Biology II  4 credits
Glen Oaks Courses: 30/33 Credits

 

MSU CANR Requirements

ABM 130 Farm Management I 3 credits
AE 131 Water Resource Protection and Mgmt 3 credits
AE 143 Application of Precision Agriculture Technologies 3 credits
AT 202 Agricultural Regulation, Compliance and Safety Course 3 credits
AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology 3 credits
CSS 101 Introduction to Crop Science 3 credits
CSS 105 Agricultural Industries Seminar 1 credits
CSS 135 Crop Scouting and Investigations* 2 credits
CSS 143 Applied Soil Science 3 credits
ENT 110 Applied Entomology of Economic Plants 3 credits
PLP 105 Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology 2 credits
A minimum of 4 additional CANR credits must be completed with approval from the Program Coordinator
MSU Courses: 33 credits
Total Minimum Credit Hours: 63-66 credits
*Course has a prerequisite

 

Effective:  Fall 2017

 

Scope & Sequence:

Fall 1 Winter 1
ENG 121 ENG 122
MATH 104 or higher Social Science
COM 110 or 150 CHEM 133
CIS 101 BIO 122
 Humanities
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Associate of Applied Science in Agricultural Equipment Technology
By goccadministrator
July 31, 2018
1048 Views
Agriculture, Associate Programs
Course OverviewCourse GuideAdditional Information
This degree is designed to develop technically competent professional agricultural equipment service technicians. Students receive state-of-the-art technical education on the latest agricultural equipment through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on laboratory instruction and supervised occupational work experience at a partnering dealership.

Communications (6 credit hours required)

COM 110 Interpersonal Communication 3 credits
ENG 121 English Composition I* 3 credits

 

Computer Science (4 credit hours required)

CIS 101 Introduction to Computers & Software 4 credits

 

Business (6 credit hours required)

BUS 104 Introduction to Business 3 credits
BUS 251 Organizational Behavior 3 credits

 

Industrial Studies (3 credit hours required)

INDS 151 Manufacturing Processes 3 credits

 

Mathematics (3 credit hours required)

MATH 109 Math for Technicians I 3 credits

 

Agricultural Courses (38.43- 40.43 credit hours required)

AGT 101 Hydraulic Theory & Operation 2 credits
AGT 103 Fundamentals of Engines 3 credits
AGT 104 Vehicle/Equipment Electrical/Electronic Fundamentals 3 credits
AGT 107 Preventive Maintenance & Service 2 credits
AGT 109 Heating, Venting & Air Conditioning Systems 2 credits
AGT 110 Service Information Systems 2 credits
AGT 112 Seeding & Tillage Equipment 2 credits
AGT 113 Hydraulic Systems* 2 credits
AGT 116 Combine Maintenance & Repair 3 credits
AGT 119 Vehicle/Equipment Electrical/Electronic Systems Operation & Diagnostics* 3 credits
WELD 105 Basics of Welding 0.43 credits
AGT 122 Precision Farming Systems & Techniques* 2 credits
AGT 125 Tractor Drivelines* 2 credits
AGT 207 Advanced Hydraulics* 2 credits
AGT 213 Diesel Engine Performance – Analysis & Tune Up* 3 credits
AGT 216 Equipment Shop Project* 4 credits
AGT 219 Diesel Tech Field Experience I (Internship) 1 credits
AGT 220 Diesel Tech Field Experience II (Internship) 2 credits
AGT 221 Diesel Tech Field Experience III (Internship) 3 credits
Total Credits: 60.43-62.43
*Course has a prerequisite

 

Scope & Sequence

Fall 1 Winter 1 Summer 1 Fall 2 Winter 2
AGT 101 AGT 104 AGT 219/220/221 AGT 112 AGT 109
AGT 103 AGT 113 AGT 125 AGT 122
AGT 107 AGT 116 AGT 207 AGT 216
AGT 110 ENG 121 AGT 213 BUS 251
AGT 119 INDS 151 BUS 104 COM 110
CIS 101 WELD 105 MATH 109 AGT 219/220/221
AGT 219/220/221 AGT 219/220/221 AGT 219/220/221

Effective: Fall 2017
Current/Updated: 3/01/17

Employment Information

Outlook

Employment of farm equipment
service technicians is projected
to grow 7 percent, about as fast
as the average for all occupations
through 2024 according to the
US Dept. of Labor. Demand for farm
equipment repairers will be driven
primarily by the need for
agricultural products to feed a
growing population. In Southwest
Michigan, current demand for
agricultural technicians is high.

Farm equipment technicians typically work for farm equipment dealers and large corporate farms to diagnose, service, repair, maintain and overhaul the equipment sold by that dealer. Vehicles may include tractors, harvesters, and other heavy farm equipment in addition to dairy equipment and irrigation systems. A person in this field may also repair small machinery such as lawn and garden tractors or very old farm equipment if their employer offers that service to the public.

Due to the complexity of modern farming machinery, well-trained farm equipment technicians have become an indispensable asset to the agricultural industry. Farm equipment technicians use basic hand tools, precision equipment, welding equipment and power tools to service and repair combines, tractors, tillers, hay balers and other large equipment necessary for farming. Typically, a farm equipment technician works in a well-lit and ventilated service center provided by the farm equipment dealer; however, occasionally he or she may be required to assist farmers with equipment in the field.

Farm equipment technicians’ work varies by time of the year. During busy planting and harvesting seasons, for example, mechanics often work six or seven 12-hour days per week. In the slower winter months, however, they work a normal week. The median annual wage for heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians was $47,120 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,360, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $69,840.

Program Information

The Agricultural Equipment Technology certificate and degree are designed to develop service technicians for the agricultural equipment dealers across all major equipment makes. Students receive state-of-the-art technical training on the latest major brand equipment through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on laboratory activities and supervised occupational work experience at a dealership if possible.

Is this for me?

Service technicians need good troubleshooting skills in order to determine the source of malfunctions. The job requires disassembling engine parts, connecting or attaching components and technicians need a steady and good hand-eye coordination. Technicians must possess good organizational skills and need to be able to lift heavy equipment, tools and parts without risking injury.

Classes for this two-year daytime, cohort program will take place at:

Burnips Equipment Co.
55232 Franklin Dr.
Three Rivers, Michigan
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