Automotive Technology A.A.S

The Automotive Technology department offers a Vocational Certificate in Automotive Technology, a Technical Certificate in Automotive Technology, and a two-year curriculum that leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology.

The Automotive Technology program provides the graduate with the basic skills and technical knowledge to properly diagnose and repair late model vehicles, along with problem solving techniques and computer diagnosis.

Students are taught in modern, well-equipped labs utilizing late model vehicles for repair procedures as well as electronic diagnostics. Practical experience is given in the following automotive service and repair areas as recognized by ASE and NATEF: Engine repair, Automotive Transmissions, Manual Drive Trains and Axles, Suspension and Steering, Brakes, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Heating and Air Conditioning Systems, and Engine Performance Systems. Classes are held 6½ hours a day, five days a week for 9 months in a modern Career Technical complex with facilities designed especially for this program.

Students in this program are required to furnish their own set of tools for this program and should have them no later than the third week of their first semester. A complete list of tools will be provided by the program instructor. This program requires a Silver or higher Certificate on the ACT Work-keys exam. Please see the program advisor or Navigator for additional information regarding testing times and locations for the ACT Work-keys.