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
Kansas Schools
Montana Schools
Tennessee Schools
New Jersey Schools
Texas Schools
Mississippi Schools
Maryland Schools
British Columbia – CA Schools
Ontario Schools
Conestoga College
Guelph
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Programs
Heavy Construction Equipment Operation
Motive Power Technician - Heavy Duty Equipment
Utah Schools
Alberta – CA Schools
North Carolina Schools
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
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Programs
Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology
Agricultural Systems Technology
New Hampshire Schools
White Mountains Community College (Formerly Known as New Hampshire Community Technical College)
Berlin, NH
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Programs
New York Schools
Missouri Schools
State Technical College of Missouri (Formerly Linn State Technical College)
Linn, MO
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Programs
Georgia Schools
Pennsylvania Schools
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PN
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Programs
Heavy Equipment Technology
Heavy Construction Equipment Technologies: CAT Emphasis
Ohio Schools
Oklahoma Schools
Wisconsin Schools
North Dakota Schools
North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND
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Programs
Diesel Technology Program
CAT Dealer Service Technician Program
John Deere Tech
Diesel Technology - Komatsu
Oregon Schools
Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, OR
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Programs
Heavy Equipment/DieselTechnology
John Deere Construction & Forestry
South Dakota Schools
Illinois Schools
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
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Programs
CAT Dealer Service Technician
Diesel Powered Equipment Technology
South Carolina Schools
Michigan Schools
Kent Career Technical Center; Kent Intermediate School District
Grand Rapids, MI
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Programs
Iowa Schools
Idaho Schools
Minnesota Schools
Central Lakes College
Staples, MN
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Programs
Diesel Equipment Technician A.A.S. Degree
Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician Diploma