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Automotive Technology
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Program Coordinator |
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508-529-4883
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Admissions Requirements |
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Enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year program. |
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Next Step |
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Enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year program. |
The Automotive Technology program curriculum was designed by Ford Motor Company to prepare technicians for Ford/Lincoln Mercury dealerships. The program features hands-on training on late model vehicles as well as classroom instruction.
The Automotive Technology Program prepares the graduate to:
- Become a successful professional automotive technician at the Master Level
- Become an ASE certified Master technician.
- Become knowledgeable in all aspects of automotive systems and service techniques, allowing the graduate to adapt to new technology and service procedures as they are developed.
- Be capable to grow as a dealership employee, moving up the career ladder.
- Transfer to a bachelor degree program at colleges and universities with related fields of study.
Upon successful completion of the Automotive Technology Program, the graduate will fill the need of the many dealerships in the Central Massachusetts area and beyond. The graduates will have studied both technical and general education disciplines. The technical courses are aligned with the eight specialty areas of automotive service and are scheduled in a progressive order. This progressive order allows the student to learn and apply the basic skills needed early in the program. The knowledge and skills are expanded as they progress and are reinforced in late courses. The general education courses are designed to expose the students to the world beyond automobiles.
Credits earned as part of the Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
Certificate can be applied to the associate's degree.
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Courses |
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Cluster A
Introduction to Automotive Service
Tool Operations
Automotive Electrical Systems
Brake Systems
Introduction to English Composition*
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Cluster B
Basic Gasoline Engines
Engine Testing/Performance Analysis4
English Composition & Literature I
Social Science Elective |
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Cluster C
Suspension, Steering, & Alignment
Climate Control System
Field Experience & Cooperative Education in Automotive Technology2,6 or
Elective or Elective |
Cluster D Automotive Drive Train
Automotive Transmission & Transaxle
English Composition & Literature II
Management Elective |
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Cluster E Basic Automotive Electronics
Electronic Powertrain Control Systems
Science Elective
Speech Communication Skills |
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