Automotive Technician

This ASE-certified program prepares students for entry-level positions as automotive technicians.

Students participate in realistic training experiences that prepare them for pre-apprenticeship training and ASE certification. Cooperative work experience is available with Instructor permission. Credits will depend on time spent in co-op.

Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and personal development enhanced.

This program is approximately six quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements. Must have required tools and textbooks.

Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone project, diversity, and computer literacy requirements.

Admission Dates: Fall and Spring quarters, or Summer and Winter quarters with Instructor permission

Program Requirements

Catalog No.

Course Name

Credits

AUT 120

Automotive Basics

2

AUT 132

Automotive Welding

4

AUT 147**

Automotive Brakes

6

AUT 149**

Automotive Brakes, Suspension, Steering, & Wheel Alignment

7

AUT 156**

Automotive Brakes, Suspension, Steering, & Wheel Alignment, Lab

5

AUT 174**

Engine Minor Mechanical Repair

6

AUT 175**

Engine Major Mechanical Repair

7

AUT 178**

Engine Mechanical Lab

3

AUT 203**

Electrical Systems

11

AUT 209**

Electronic Systems

7

AUT 217**

Automotive Ignition Systems

7

AUT 223**

Automotive Fuel Systems

7

AUT 236**

Automotive Emissions Systems

7

AUT 239

Clutches & Manual Transmissions

9

AUT 243

Automotive Axles, Drivelines, Differentials, & Transfer Cases

6

AUT 246

Manual Drive Trains & Axles Lab

4

AUT 247

Automatic Transmissions

7

AUT 250

Automatic Transaxles

7

AUT 251

Automatic Transmission / Transaxle Lab

4

AUT 255***

Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Ventilation

6

ENG& 101

English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220

5

MAT 105

Math for Industrial Professions (or higher)

5

PSYC& 100

General Psychology (or other social science or humanities class)

5

Total Credits for Completion

137

*Articulated courses with High Schools for Dual Enrollment

**These courses must be taken in consecutive order.

***Must take AUT 203 and AUT 209 prior to AUT 255

Optional

Catalog No.

Course Name

Credits

AUT 295

On-the-Job Training/Work-Based Learning

1-12

Optional Electives

Students may also choose to take any course in the following programs as an optional elective for this program: Auto Collision, and Auto Restoration and Customization.

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