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Engine Technology, preparing students who enjoy working on outdoor power equipment, four-wheelers, and motorcycles to turn their interests into a career.

Through hands-on and theory learning, students will gain the skills to troubleshoot and repair outdoor power equipment and small engines, such as: four-wheelers, motorcycles, snowmobiles, tractors, marine equipment, and more.

 

A student wearing safety goggles and a navy blue shirt with a technical school logo works on a mechanical project. They are using a multimeter to test electrical connections on a small engine. Various tools and equipment are visible in the background of the workshop.

Course Description and Career Skills:

This instructional program prepares individuals to develop the technical knowledge and skills necessary to repair, service, maintain, and diagnose problems in a wide range of small internal-combustion gasoline engines and related systems used in portable power equipment, including lawn and garden tools, chain saws, outboard motors, rototillers, snowmobiles, motorcycles, personal watercraft, pumps, and generators. The program covers the principles of internal-combustion engines and associated systems, emphasizing practical application through the use of technical and service manuals, state inspection codes, and proper care and use of tools and test equipment. Students receive hands-on training in engine tune-ups, maintenance, overhauls, troubleshooting, diagnostics, drive lines, propulsion systems, electrical and electronic systems, suspension and steering systems, and service operations, including parts management, preparing them for careers as skilled small engine and portable equipment technicians.

The various skill career levels for technical college high school: beginning, intermediate, advanced.

Program Opportunities

Certifications

  • Four Stroke Engine Certificate 

  • Pennsylvania Skills Certificates/P2 Automotive Safety Certificate

  • S/P2 Safety and Pollution Prevention Certificate

  • Two Stroke Engine Certificate

College Credits

 

Workplace Opportunities

Some notable partners include:

Some notable partners include: Peco, Sunoco Products, Niemeyer’s Service Center, Steven Senn Landscaping, Little’s John Deere, and more!

 

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CIP 47.0699

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