Dec 22, 2024  
2025-2026 Catalog (Working Draft) 
    
2025-2026 Catalog (Working Draft)

Heavy Equipment Operator, T.C.

Location(s): McGehee


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(classes held in Warren, Arkansas)

The Heavy Equipment Operator program is designed to train students to operate heavy equipment, to become proficient in safety procedures and to provide short-term retraining to existing heavy equipment operators.

Class work and hands-on experiences required for the Heavy Equipment Operator Technical Certificate provide the student with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills to successfully complete the Assessment and Competency Standards for the National Center for Construction Education and Research certification.

There are two options for completion of the Heavy Equipment Operator technical certificate: Construction Option and Timber Production Option.

Total Hours Required for HEO Technical Certificate: 42 hours


Note:


Technical courses required for this program may be transferable toward a limited number of associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact advisor for information regarding transferability.

*Heavy Equipment Operator Technology students may choose to continue their studies and earn an Associate of Applied Science in General Technology degree. There are two options for completion of this degree plan. Details of requirements for the Associate of Applied Science in General Technology degree are found in the Division of General Studies section of this catalog.

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