Diesel Service Technology
Rock Creek Bldg. 2, Rm. 117 | 503-614-7246 | Department Chair: Russ Dunnington
Driven by Diesel
When Robert Stafford moved with his wife from Montana to Oregon, he worked at an auto repair shop to make a living. Stafford had been a high school dropout working in a lube shop, dreaming of furthering his education in automotive technology. “I didn’t want to change oil all my life,” he said.
Stafford, 24, enrolled in PCC’s Diesel Service Technology program to obtain an Associate of Applied Science in Diesel Service Technology. And a few years after coming to Oregon, Stafford passed his experience along to more than 400 high school students at a PCC career day.
PCC’s Diesel Service Technology program provides you with the fundamental skills you need to excel in the field of diesel engines and diesel subsystems. But Stafford is only one among many students in our Diesel Service program who is driven to do great things.
Degrees and Certificates
Our program is designed to prepare you for entry-level positions in diesel service technology. Program training is broad enough to give you a background in different disciplines of the diesel service industry. In addition, the program offers several industry-upgrade courses.
In this program you can earn the following:
- Associate of Applied Science Degree
- Diesel Service Technology
- Two Year Certificate
- Diesel Service Technology
- Less than One Year Certificate
- Diesel Service Technology
See the catalog for information regarding program requirements.
Industry Affiliations, Flexible Careers
Our program enjoys a variety of industry affiliations, corporate partnerships, and vast resources. Corporate manufacturers as well as local dealers and repair facilities support our program with new products, training, service literature, engines, heavy equipment, technical support and computer software. The widespread use of diesel equipment allows diesel service technicians to be able to work in a shop or in field service. As a diesel technician, you could work on a construction job, in the woods with a logging operation or at sea on a tug or fishing boat. The diesel engine is used whenever a rugged, dependable source of power is needed.
What's Next?
- Meet with Dept. Chair or an Advisor. (Formal admission into the program is not required.)
- Apply for admission to PCC.
- Talk with Diesel Service Technology instructor for guidance in purchasing the required tool set.