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)
Automotive Drive Train Technician Certificate
Automotive Electrical and Air-Conditioning/Heating Certificate
Automotive Engine Repair & Engine Performance Technician Certificate
Automotive Front End & Brakes Certificate
Ford Maintenance & Light Repair Certificate (9/28/2020 - No enrollments were accepted for Fall 2020.)
Hybrid Alternative Vehicle Technician Certificate
Hybrid Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technician Degree (AAT or AAS-T)
All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.
Potential Careers
Auto Service Technician/Mechanic
Median annual pay in Washington:
$47,590 per year.
This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careerinfo.net.
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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
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.
