Diesel Technology - Industrial Maintenance

The Diesel Technology - Industrial Maintenance program will no longer be offered following the 2023-24 academic year. 

Western Dakota Technical College’s Diesel Technology program has teamed up with local industry partners to enhance an educational opportunity in high demand industrial production. This educational opportunity is based on already established courses in a combination of successful programs, providing students with knowledge and skills needed in a quickly emerging industry.

This four-semester blended program offers courses from already established and successful programs (Diesel Technology, Electrical Trades, Welding & Fabrication, and Precision Machining) to create a combined degree option that will meet industry needs for skills workers. The program is comprised of educational components including diesel technology, powertrains, preventative maintenance, hydraulics, turning and milling theory, electrical motor fundamentals, programmable logic controllers and basic welding. This program will also provide education and training in soft skills such as workplace communication, math, and basic computer skills.

The Diesel Technology - Industrial Maintenance program will no longer be offered following the 2023-24 academic year. 

1. Complete Western Dakota Technical College Admissions Application
2. Complete the ACCUPLACER test ($15 fee)
3. Schedule your Admissions Advising Session
4. Provide an official copy of a High School transcript or GED scores. If you graduated from an international high school, you must submit your transcript to Educational Credential Evaluators to determine U.S. equivalence.
5. Submit Immunization Records verifying two doses of MMR vaccinations
6. Once you receive your acceptance letter, schedule a time to register for classes

The ACCUPLACER test will be waived if you have an ACT sub-score of 18 or better in English, Math, and Reading.  To waive the ACCUPLACER with SAT scores a student will need a 500 on the MATH subsection of ACT and a composite of 970 to waive Writing and Reading. To place into MATH 114 a student will need a 520 on the MATH subsection.  

Please call 605-718-2565 to make an appointment.

Students will work in a learning environment that focuses on problem-solving, critical questions, and real-world case studies forming the basis for a comprehensive understanding.

Graduates will have basic skills to maintain a safe working environment, troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical drives and hydraulic systems, verbalize basic components of industrial electricity and motor controls, demonstrate proper and effective use of current technology tolling commonly used in industry, apply knowledge and skills in diagnosis and repair, implement an appropriate record-keeping system, demonstrate basic principles of welding and precision machining, and understand production principles.

Graduates of this program will have opportunities for career choices such as Operations Foreman, Mobile Maintenance Mechanic, Industrial Technician, Process Technician, Crusher Maintenance Technician, Mine Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor, and General Maintenance and Repair Technician.

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