Operating Engineer

Next class starts: 12/4/2023

View full schedule here.

Registration Eligibility: Adults Only

High school students are not eligible to register for this program. Learn more.

Transfer Credit Opportunity

Credit hours for completing this program can be transferred to UVU. Learn more.

Locations

Lehi Main Campus

100%

Completion Rate

100%

Placement Rate

This apprenticeship program covers the role of heavy equipment operators in the construction industry. Emphasis is placed on heavy building and civil construction practices.

register AFTER ADMISSION WITH AGC

This program is eligible for Financial and Veterans Aid! Learn more

For more information, contact the Program Coordinator.
Renee Kalaniuvalu

rkalaniuvalu@mtec.edu

Adults only. High school students are not eligible to register for this program.

Students must register through AGC by contacting:
Lucio Gallegos
lgallegos@agc-utah.org
801-363-2753

SECTIONCAMPUSROOM #START DATEEND DATESTART TIMEEND TIMEDAYS
Level 3Salt Lake 12/4/202312/8/20238:00 AM5:00 PMM-F
1/8/20243/8/20248:00 AM5:00 PMM-F
Level 4Salt Lake 2/5/20242/9/20248:00 AM5:00 PMM-F
3/15/20243/19/20248:00 AM5:00 PMM-F
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Total hours: 480

Course Descriptions
Course NameCourse HoursCourse CreditsExternship/Clinical/ WBL HoursExternship/Clinical/ WBL CreditsTuition ($120/Credit)Course Fees
Operating Engineer LV175200$240.00$0.00
Operating Engineer LV275200$240.00$0.00
Operating Engineer LV375200$240.00$0.00
Operating Engineer LV475200$240.00$0.00
Operating Engineer LV575200$240.00$0.00
Operating Engineer LV675200$240.00$0.00
TOTALS:4501200$1,440.00$0.00
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Tuition/FeesCost
Tuition:$1,440.00
Required Materials:$384.62
Tuition/Fees Subtotal:$1,440.00
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Required MaterialsQuantityNotes (ISBN numbers, etc)Cost
NCCER Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills, 6/e1ISBN – 9780137483341 – PROVIDED BY AGC$57.99
Heavy Equipment Operations: Level 1 – 3rd Edition (Revised)1ISBN – 9780137239658 – PROVIDED BY AGC$126.65
Heavy Equipment Operations: Level 2 – 3rd Edition1ISBN – 9780133402513 – PROVIDED BY AGC$99.99
Heavy Equipment Operations: Level 3 – 3rd Edition1ISBN – 9780133402568 – PROVIDED BY AGC$99.99
Total Cost of Required Materials$384.62
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  • Program Certificate: Operating Engineer
  • Students are prepared to receive the Department of Labor/Office of Apprenticeship Form Builder/Rough Carpenter (Highway) Journeyman’s Certificate

At MTECH, you will join an exclusive group of graduates who benefit from a commitment to excellence shared by everyone at the school. From instructors who deliver a relevant, industry-driven curriculum to academic and career counselors focused on ensuring you have the tools you need to succeed, we all share the same goal: your success as a student. 

Our program is an employer sponsored program, which means you need to be hired by a participating employer or have your current employer sign up as a participator. Contact tsmith@agc-utah.org for a list of participating employers.

Most participating employers cover the cost of tuition and books for their employees. Cost per semester can vary slightly, but most semesters total cost is under $800.

Sponsoring employers are required to pay students a minimum wage based on a sliding scale up to the minimum journeyman wage. Most companies pay far more than the minimum.

Program length
480 hours
Total cost
$1,825
Salt Lake Campus
register AFTER ADMISSION WITH AGC
Program length
480 hours
Total cost
$1,825
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Course Description

Basic Safety & Orientation; Tools/Drawings
This course covers the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and jobsite safety procedures and practices. Emphasis will be placed on ethics as it relates to safety. It also covers general skills and techniques used by carpenters in the construction industry. Emphasis will be placed on hand and power tools recognition, construction math and reading construction drawings.
Employability Skills
This course covers professional construction industry communication practices. Emphasis will be placed on communication process.
Rigging, Utility Tractors, Grades; Hands-on Practice
This course covers the basic rigging & operational techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the ethics of safety. The course also covers the operation of general utility tractors and hands-on practice operating heavy equipment. Emphasis will be placed on safety as it relates to heavy equipment operations.
Introduction to Eart Moving, Dump Trucks
This course covers basic concepts and procedures related to the use of heavy equipment to perform earthmoving work. Emphasis will be placed on safety as it relates to earth moving operations.
Rollers, Scrapers, Loaders, Forklifts
This course covers basic concepts and procedures related rollers, scrapers, loaders, forklifts. Emphasis will be placed on safety as it relates to heavy equipment operations.
Excavation Math, Grades, Blueprints
This course covers math, grades, blueprints relative to heavy equipment operations. Emphasis is placed on drawings and control points.
Crew Leader Skills, Dozers, Backhoes
This course covers grading preparations with heavy equipment. Emphasis is placed on sloping and control points.
Excavators & Motor Graders
This course covers basic concepts and procedures related to excavators and motor graders. Emphasis will be placed on safety as it relates to heavy equipment operations.
Advanced Operational Techniques, Finishing & Grading, Soils
This course covers basic concepts and procedures related finishing and grading, and covers basic concepts and procedures related soil identification. Emphasis will be placed on safety as it relates to heavy equipment operations.