Agricultural Mechanics
ATTENTION:
We are not currently accepting Ag Mechanics students at this time. The next cohort will begin once instructors have been hired to teach these courses. For questions, email Ethan Tonnemaker at EthanT@bigbend.edu.
Mechanics is the science of things in motion. Agricultural mechanics is concerned with these principles as they apply to the repair and maintenance of cultivation machines. Through offering a one-year Certificate of Achievement and a two-year AAS, this program will equip students with in-depth knowledge and skills related to hydraulic, braking, drivetrain, diesel, electrical, and mechanical systems. Successful graduates of this program will also be able to proficiently weld and fabricate.
- Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively within a workplace context.
- Students will be able to reason mathematically using methods appropriate to agricultural mechanics.
- Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, safety awareness, and/or workplace specific skills related to agricultural mechanics.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of scientific principles when applied to the diagnoses and/or repair of agricultural equipment systems.
- Students will demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in the diagnoses of agricultural equipment.
- Students will diagnose and perform repairs within industry standards.
- Students will demonstrate workplace safety when operating, repairing and servicing equipment.
- Agricultural Equipment Mechanics
- Service Technicians
- Farm Maintenance Personnel
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