Automotive Tech Basic
Career & Technical Certificate
Modes of Instruction
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The Automotive Technology Basics Certificate prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles and light trucks. Through classroom instruction and hands-on training, you will learn how to diagnose, service and repair brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, manual transmissions and drive trains.
Graduates of this pathway will be required to take professional licensure exams, which correspond to certain programs of study, and to enter careers as entry-level technicians in the transportation industry.
Students who complete the Automotive Technology Advanced Certificate are almost halfway to earning a college Diploma in Automotive Technology AAS degree. The students will have earned 32 of the 73 semester hours of credit required for the Degree.
Program Outcomes
Students will develop investigative skills to locate problems on vehicles, use a variety of power tools as well as hand tools and diagnostic tools as they work on parts, and work with technical reference materials.
What You Can Do
- Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic
- Tire Repairer and Changer
- Fleet Service Technician
- Entry Level Technician
- Entry Level Lube and Tire Technician
- Steering/Suspension/Brake Technician
Program Details
AUTO_0535_CERT
Automotive Faculty
Charles DeBernardi
Assistant Professor Automotive Technology
Kevin Wheeler
Automotive Work-based Learning FacilitatorContact Us
Charles DeBernardi
Assistant Professor Automotive Technology
