EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

Certificate of Achievement Automotive Technology · Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Provides a broad range of knowledge to prepare students for a career as a technician working on todays advanced Agriculture, Diesel, and Heavy Equipment. Students will study in areas of electrical, HVAC, manual and automatic transmissions, diesel, ag mechanics, plumbing, electrical, welding, equipment operation, safety, hydraulics, and complete an internship. Completion of this certificate will prepare students to pass the ASE Certifications: A1, A2, A6, A7, A9, and students will receive an EPA609 certification.

Learning Outcome(s):

  1. Evaluate complex diagnostic problems on both gasoline and diesel equipment and be able to make the correct repairs.
  2. Demonstrate academic proficiency by passing the EPA Section 609 Certification.
  3. Maintain persistence in the program as evidenced by 30% of students who have completed 3 or more ATCH or AGM Courses earning and acquiring a Program Certificate or better.
CourseTitleUnits
Required courses40.5
AGM 220FARM POWER, MACHINERY, AND SAFETY3
AGM 221INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE MECHANICS3
AGM 223AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIAL POWER3
ATCH 109INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE COMPUTERS2.5
ATCH 158AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS4
ATCH 160AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES4
ATCH 182AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS4
ATCH 188AUTOMOTIVE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING3
ATCH 281MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS3
ATCH 269AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP3
EET 227FLUID AND PNEUMATIC TECHNOLOGY4
ATCH 255MODERN DIESEL TECHNOLOGY4
Total40.5

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