Agriculture Power and Equipment Technician Program

Agricultural equipment can be challenging to maintain and repair. When you have advanced knowledge and experience with diagnostics, electronics, and hydraulics, breakdowns become puzzles that you can solve with confidence. Ridgewater College is proud to announce a new agriculture program: Agricultural Power and Equipment Technician. Industry need is strong and expected to continue to grow. Help us meet the demand!

Program Requirements and Job Outlook

Program delivery

• Willmar campus
• Fall and spring starts

Skills you will learn

• Computers in ag
• Precision ag
• Farm shop repair skills
• Ag power maintenance and repair
• Fuel systems and emissions
• Electrical systems
• Hydraulics and powertrains for ag power systems
• Welding
• Personnel management
• Ag sales and customer service
• Engines for ag power

Choose Ridgewater

Agricultural specialists repair and maintain farm equipment and machinery. Ridgewater’s new Agricultural Power and Equipment Technician program is structured to meet the industry’s growing demand to keep equipment running. Agriculture students in Ridgewater’s other agriculture programs gain shop maintenance and repair experience, but students in Agriculture Power and Equipment Technician program will become expert technicians with broader and more comprehensive agricultural power and equipment experience. As Minnesota’s largest two-year Agriculture department, it just makes sense for Ridgewater to help meet this critical need.

Program attributes that help students thrive

• Hands-on training at school farm, labs, and shops
• Supportive industry partnerships
• Internships for industry experience
• Active Professional Agricultural Students (PAS) Club

Agricultural power and equipment technicians are the go-to people when planting, and harvesting demands are great, and timing is critical. Faster solutions equal less downtime. Learn the skills you need to save the day in this highly in-demand field.