Diesel Preventative Maintenance Technology (Certificate)
Program Overview
The one-year Diesel Preventative Maintenance Technician certificate program prepares students to enter the workforce ready to perform routine repair procedures, preventive maintenance, and safety applications.
Career Opportunities
Graduates work as brake technicians as well as perform routine maintenance and make general repairs.
Typical employers of Diesel Preventative Maintenance technicians are truck, farm, and earth-moving equipment dealerships; trucking companies; truck service centers; engine repair/machine shops; truck equipment distributors; independent service garages.
Course Outline
2025-2026 Program Sequence
| Term 1 (Fall) | Credits: 17 | |
| DTT-153 | Brake Systems for Diesel | 2 |
| DTT-154 | Brake Systems for Diesel Lab | 1 |
| DTT-155 | Steering and Suspension Systems for Diesel | 3 |
| IET-101 | Introduction to Diesel Electricity and Electronics | 3 |
| MAT-101 | College Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 |
| OR MAT-105 | OR Math for Transportation Division | |
| SSS-101 | First-Year Experience | 1 |
| VMR-151 | Introduction to Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | 2 |
| VMR-161 | Welding and Flame Cutting for Vehicles | 1 |
| VMR-162 | Welding and Flame Cutting for Vehicles Lab | 2 |
| Term 2 (Spring) | Credits: 16 | |
| CPT-101 | Microcomputer I | 3 |
| DTT-159 | Advanced Electrical Systems for Diesel | 2 |
| DTT-160 | Advanced Electrical Systems for Diesel Lab | 1 |
| DTT-177 | Diesel Fuel Injection and Emissions | 2 |
| DTT-178 | Diesel Fuel Injection and Emissions Lab | 1 |
| DTT-179 | Diesel Engine Performance and Tune-up Procedures | 2 |
| DTT-180 | Diesel Engine Performance and Tune-up Procedures | 2 |
| ENG-101
OR ENG-105 |
English Composition I
OR Industry Communication |
3 |
| DPM Program Total | 33 |
This term layout is based off of a fall start. Students who start in the spring will be required to attend an additional term to complete their degree.
There may be special admission requirements for this program. Please speak with a Recruitment Advisor by calling 570-702-8856 or email enroll@johnson.edu to review our requirements.
For course descriptions, please visit the Course Catalog.