Automotive Technology Program
Program Overview
The Automotive Technology Program is designed to prepare students for employment opportunities in the automotive industry. Upon completion this program, students are knowledgeable in all entry-level phases of the automotive trade necessary to repair today's vehicles in any modern auto repair facility.
Training encompasses the following areas: engine repair and performance, engine electrical, heating, air conditioning, brakes, suspension and transaxle. Students are instructed on the reason for state emissions failures in today's complex automobiles with the use of a state-of-the-art dynamometer and electronic equipment. Students are also instructed on all of the latest techniques that have been developed in the automotive field.
Graduates of this program can secure employment in a wide variety of occupations all in the automotive industry.
Skills and Skill Areas
- Automotive Trade Orientation
- Servicing Lube Points/Filter Levels
- Servicing Tires
- Inspecting/Repairing Exhaust System
- Maintaining/Servicing the Cooling System
- Maintaining Engine Electrical System
- Servicing Brake System
- Servicing Steering/Front Suspension
- Servicing Heating/Air Conditioning System
- Servicing Engine Fuel System
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- Servicing Options/Accessories
- Maintaining/Repairing Engines
- Maintaining/Servicing Manual
- Transmission/Clutch Components
- Maintaining/Servicing Automatic
- Transmission System
- Maintaining/Servicing Differential/
- Driveline
- Servicing the Diesel System
- Servicing the Electronics System
- Servicing Automotive Electrical System
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| High School |
2 Year College |
4 Year College |
- Entry level auto service technician
- Service writer
- Parts department
- Dealership employment
- Technical salesperson
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- Automotive design engineering
- Diesel engineering technician
- Service manager
- General manager
- Engineering technician
- Research and development technician
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- Automotive design engineer
- College instructor
- Mechanical engineer
- Manufacturing engineer
- Insurance underwriter
- Research and development engineer
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