Hydraulics is the study of how liquids flow and interact with other systems. It is an applied science and is a subsidiary of mechanical engineering. Some of the sub-groups and related studies are classical mechanics, solid and fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, river engineering, pumps, turbines and dam design. Technical schools, which specialize in any one of these topics, will usually offer hydraulics as a diploma or certification course.
Ivy Tech Community College has 23 campuses all over Indiana in cities including Indianapolis, Bloomington and Fort Wayne. Ivy Tech offers an extensive program in different specializations of hydraulics including fluid power, pneumatics, pumps, HVAC and others.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance School in Indianapolis offers associate's degrees and certificates in several areas of aviation maintenance, which pertains to hydraulics.
Lincoln College of Technology in Indiana trains you in high-performance automotive and diesel technology. You learn high-tech car modification, sport tuning and dyno- testing and come out ready to work on race cars and more. This is an application of hydraulics.
Progressive Power and Control is an Indianapolis-based training school which brings its training to your organization. It offers both pre-formatted and customized curricula to fit the needs of the organization and the students. It presents a wide variety of courses and hands-on training in hydraulics and industrial hydraulics.
AT (American Trainco) is a private company certified by MTAA (Maintenance Training Associates of the Americas) that trains through seminars or other nontraditional teaching formats. Instructors from the Colorado-based company will travel to your organization or you may attend one of their training sessions. Students can earn college credit. Their curricula include extensive training in different areas of hydraulics as well as industrial hydraulics.
Hydraulics is a wide topic. You may also want to look into schools that provide courses in the subgroups and related topics of mechanical engineering that are relevant to hydraulics.