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2019-2020 CATALOG 
    
2019-2020 CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Road Building Equipment Service Technician (R-BEST)


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The Road Building Equipment Service Technician (R-BEST) program provides students with knowledge and hands-on training in a variety of subjects from the curriculum of the Industrial Maintenance Technician program and the Diesel Mechanics Technician program at Chattanooga State’s TCAT Division.  Topics of study include pumps, drives, valves, hydraulics and pneumatics, and programmable logic controls (PLC’s) from the Industrial Maintenance program and electrical/electronics, preventative maintenance, and hydraulics from the Diesel program.

 

R-BEST students will enroll in the Industrial Maintenance program for two semesters studying pumps, drives, valves, hydraulics and pneumatics and programmable logic controls (PLC’s), and one semester in the Diesel program where electrical/electronics, preventative maintenance and hydraulics will be taught. Students will also serve two semesters as an intern at a regional road building equipment dealership. 

Fall: Industrial Maintenance - IU 000 (450 clock hours)

Spring: Internship

Summer: Industrial Maintenance - IU 000 (450 clock hours)

Fall: Internship

Spring: Diesel EquipmentTechnology - QE 000 (390 clock hours)

 

 

Summary of Hours


Fall


Spring - Internship


Summer


Fall - Internship


Total Hours: 1290


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