John Deere Tech at NC

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Name of Department: John Deere TECH

Name of Department Chair/Program Director: John Dawley

The Navarro College John Deere TECH Program is designed to help upgrade the skill level of new John Deere service technicians and help prepare them for a career opportunity in a field with excellent employment opportunities.

Students can be prepared through the John Deere TECH program to work on today’s and tomorrow’s equipment as they learn to cope with technological advancements in the farm equipment industry. Students successfully completing the program will be awarded an Associate in Applied Science Degree. The curriculum is designed by John Deere and Navarro College to focus on the entire line of John Deere products.

The goal is to help provide the student with the experience in hydraulics, electrical engines, power trains, air conditioning, machine setup and adjustment, and the computer-assisted resource material used in the entire John Deere service network. This training will be accomplished by rotating the learning experiences between the classroom and well-equipped, hands-on labs.

Students in the program will also work at a John Deere dealership during summer and winter holidays as part of their training.

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Career Destination Map

Agriculture Mechanization (A.A.S.)

Diesel Engine Maintenance (Certificate 1)

Diesel Engine Maintenance (Certificate 2)

Advanced Technical Skills

Career Opportunities

Agriculture Equipment Service Technicians

Agriculture Equipment Operator 

Precision Agriculture Technician 

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics 

Automotive Master Mechanics

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 

Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 

Agricultural Technicians 

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 

Soil and Water Conservationists 

Farmers, and Ranchers

Mapping Technicians 

Mechanical Engineering Technologists 

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions with Gainful Employment programs to report certain information about students enrolled in Title IV federal aid eligible educational programs that lead to a recognized occupation. You will find links to Gainful Employment figures on each of the programs below.

Diesel Engine Maintenance Certificate I (.pdf)
Diesel Engine Maintenance Certificate II (.pdf)

Marketable Skills

• Active listening and following directions---Written and verbal
• Coordination among Techs in Dealerships
• Critical Thinking
• Complex Problem Solving
• Complex Diagnosis of Mechanical Problems
• Instructing fellow techs
• Instructing and mentoring
• Decision Making
• Negotiation of problems of customer
• Reading complex tech manuals
• Social Perceptiveness
• Systems Analysis
• Time management in shops and work
• Writing of work orders

Transfer Opportunities

Sam Houston State University

• Applied Arts and Sciences, BAAS