AED Accreditation is an important credential for post-secondary community colleges and technical schools that recognize and value the importance of the broader, more complex and more sophisticated skills and knowledge sets, both technical and academic, that today’s diesel/equipment technicians require. Accreditation requirements and eligibility reflect those values.

AED Accredited post-secondary colleges have met the rigorous requirements of AED's national technical standards for diesel-equipment technology programs as stated in the publication, “Standards for Construction Equipment Technology.” To become accredited, schools must comprehensively prepare students in all of the following disciplines:

  • Safety & Administrative
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Hydraulics & Hydrostatics
  • Power Trains
  • Diesel Engines
  • Air Conditioning & Heating

Today's equipment service technicians require advanced skills and knowledge to service and repair construction equipment that is increasingly sophisticated and complex. AED Accredited colleges set the industry standard for equipment technology excellence.

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Click here to download a printable list of AED Accredited/Recognized Programs

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