# Agriculture – Equipment Operations & Maintenance (Certificate)

Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Agriculture

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### Program description

This curriculum is designed to provide employable skills essential to several occupations and emphasizes the "learning-by-doing" method of instruction on modern up-to-date equipment.

This certificate is approved through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. Upon satisfactory completion of the listed requirements and filing an application for graduation with Admissions and Records, the student’s transcript will reflect completion of this certificate.

### Program learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student should be able to:

1. Understand and demonstrate safe heavy equipment operational and maintenance practices.
2. Use heavy equipment to move soil to grade.
3. Perform basic equipment inspections and maintenance procedures.
4. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to survey, layout and set grade on a construction project.
5. Operate and maintain heavy equipment resulting in minimum impact to the watershed and use appropriate Best Management Practices to control erosion.

**Certificate requirements**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AGMA-44 | Intro. to Const. Skills for Ag and Nat. Res. | 3 |
| or WELD-70 | Introduction to Welding |  |
| AGNR-66 | Watershed Restoration Practicum |  |
| CONS-45 | Career Planning/Leadership for Heavy Equip. | 2 |
| CONS-46 | Equipment Operations and Maintenance | 3 |
| CONS-47 | Project Construction for Equipment Operations | 3 |
| CONS-48 | Surveying for Equipment Operators | 2 |
| MATH-73 | Contemporary Math for Technical Fields | 3 |
| or AGNR-52 | Computers in Ag and Natural Resources |  |
| or CIS-1 | Computer Literacy Workshop |  |
| **Choose at least 6 units from the following courses** | | 6-7 |
| AGMA-42 | Farm Power and Machinery | 3 |
| AGPS-24 | Soils | 3 |
| CONS-148 | Surveying, Grade Setting and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for Construction | 3 |
| CONS-140A | Commercial Driver Learner's Permit Preparation | 2 |
| CONS-140B | Intermediate Class A Driver's License Training | 2 |
| DIES-48 | Hydraulics | 3.5 |
| WELD-73 | Structural Steel Metal Fabrication | 3 |
| **Take 1-4 units from the following courses** | | 1-4 |
| CONS-55A | Equipment Operations Skills Development | 1 |
| CONS-55B | Equipment Operations Pad Construction | 1 |
| CONS-55C | Equipment Ops Roadway Construction | 1 |
| CONS-55D | Equipment Ops Global Satellite System | 1 |
| CONS-94 | Work Exper Education for Construction Tech | 1-4 |
| **Total units for certificate** | | **24-28** |