Heavy Duty Coach Mechanic
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
Students must first secure placement in the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District's Heavy Duty Coach Mechanic Apprenticeship Program before enrolling in APAC 9471 through 9478. This program lasts four years and prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain diesel-based coach and transit buses. Combining strong classroom theory with hands-on work that employs the latest tools and equipment in a state-of-the-art facility, the program teaches the essential skills that will allow graduates to troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems in diesel engines and coach buses. Students will learn to use computers to diagnose equipment and research information. They will be trained to operate software, shop machinery, heavy-duty equipment, and use precision tools. Heavy Duty Coach Mechanic Apprentices must complete 198 hours of related supplemental instruction (RSI) per calendar year (or 99 per semester) hours per year at the AC Transit training center. For more information on apprenticeship programs, visit: https://www.apprenticeship4you.com/our-programs.
Heavy Duty Coach Mechanic Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- diagnose malfunctions and use hand tools, power tools, and specialized equipment. Safely raise buses and heavy parts or equipment using hydraulic jacks or hoists and perform routine maintenance. Assess engine performance using test equipment and interpret data from diagnostic tools such as handheld computers, motor analyzers, chassis charts, or pressure gauges.
- diagnose, adjust, repair, Inspect, and verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to factory specifications. Overhaul diesel engines and their components; inspect brake, steering, and suspension; troubleshoot electrical systems; use specialized diagnosis and repair software.
- document repairs and record time on all required work, including weekly online worksheets (OJT sheets). Communicate with supervisors and provide solutions to technical problems. Communicate effectively and work independently as well as under close supervision. Foster effective working relationships and apply sound customer service principles. 4. Adjust or repair computer-controlled exhaust emissions devices and install or repair accessories or adjust seats, doors, or windows. Dismount, mount, and repair or replace tires. Perform wheel alignment.