• .5 Science

• .5 Economics

• .5 Service

• 2-3 Electives

• OSHA 10-hour Safety Certificate

• NCCER Heavy Equipment Credentials

• First Aid/ CPR 

• CDL Class A / B license (electives)

The Heavy Equipment Operation program is a one-year course designed to offer students a solid foundation for a career in the construction and excavation industries. 

Topics covered include:

• basic construction and equipment safety

• identification of heavy equipment

• introduction to earthmoving and grades

• preventative maintenance and basic operational techniques of heavy equipment

Students participate in classroom time and hands-on experiences in the field, as well as field trips to job sites, equipment dealers, and post-secondary schools. Students will work with an excavator, a loader/backhoe, a bulldozer, a skid-steer, and a forklift.  

The program also gives students an introduction to forestry and logging equipment, including a cable skidder, a grapple skidder, and a forwarder.  

• Northern Maine Community College

  • Diesel Mechanic / Heavy Equipment

  • Mechanized Logging Operations Program

• Southern Maine Community College

  • Heavy Equipment

• Heavy Equipment Academy 

• Sargent Corp. Construction Academy 

• Cianbro Institute 

• Equipment Operator

• Construction Laborer