Why Choose the Automotive Technician Program?
It’s a good time to be an automotive student! With the ever-changing technology, cars are growing faster, safer and more fuel-efficient. Semi-autonomous vehicles are already on the road, and fully autonomous vehicles are not far off. Our Automotive Technician program immerses students in hands-on learning that includes the newest technology so they are prepared for a career after graduation.
The 85,000 square-foot automotive facility features state-of-the-industry paint rooms, computer labs, classrooms and glassed-in shop areas. The CPTC Automotive programs have won numerous national awards. We are an ASE/NATEF Master Certified training program that started one of the first Hybrid, Electric and Alternate Fuels programs in the U.S.
If you have a passion for cars and using knowledge and hands-on skills to make them work better than ever before, this might be the program for you.
How Long It Takes:
Automotive Technician Degree (AAT): 7 quarters
Drive Train Technician Certificate: 3 quarters
Electrical and Air-Conditioning/Heating Certificate: 2 quarters
Engine Repair & Engine Performance Technician Certificate: 4 quarters
Front End & Brakes Certificate: 2 quarters
Ford Maintenance & Light Repair AAT Degree: 7 quarters
Ford Maintenance & Light Repair Certificate: 3 quarters
Hybrid Alternative Vehicle Technician Certificate: 1 quarter
Hybrid Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technician Degree (AAT or AAS-T): 8 quarters
All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.
Potential Careers
Auto Service Technician/Mechanic
Auto Service Technician/Mechanic Career & Wage Details
This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careeronestop.org.
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Meet Your Instructors
Dave Brown
Dave has degrees from Denver Automotive and Diesel College, Renton Technical College and Clover Park Technical College. He's been a professional automotive technician for more than 15 years and is an ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician. He's been teaching at CPTC since 2003.
Bldg 3, Rm 802
253-589-5725
david.brown@cptc.edu
Gary Covington
Bldg 3, Rm 902
253-589-5606
gary.coinvington@cptc.edu
Everick Lander
Bldg 3, Rm 602
253-589-5608
everick.lander@cptc.edu
Michael Smith
Bldg 3, Rm 702
253-589-5528
michael.smith@cptc.edu
Automotive Technician Program Information Sessions usually occur at 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
To learn more about information sessions, visit cptc.edu/info-sessions.
Visit the Academic Calendar at cptc.edu/academic-calendar to see when the next information session is scheduled.
STORIES ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMS
When Andy Osborn was in high school thinking of his future career, he wasn’t sure what direction his life would take. He knew for certain he liked to work with his hands, but he had no idea what was in store.
It’s been more than 40 years, but Pierce County Councilmember Dave Morell still credits Clover Park Technical College with teaching him the key lessons that have guided his life and many careers since.
Clover Park Technical College’s March Board of Trustees meeting concluded with the Board awarding tenure to Jay Lanphier, Michael Smith, and Jennifer Weinmann.
