Automotive Technician Associate of Applied Technology Degree
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’s 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 that enhance personal development and serve as a foundation for technical skills.
General Degree Requirements
To receive a certificate or degree in an automotive program, all technical courses must be completed with a 2.0 GPA or higher. Students must complete the Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair Certificate before taking engine performance, transmission, or drivetrain classes. Students who opt for the Ford elective courses must take them while completing their Maintenance and Light Repair Certificate. To remain in the program, all students must have the required textbooks by the start of the third week of classes and the required tools by the start of the second quarter.
Students pursuing an AAT degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation.
Program Length:
This program is approximately Four quarters long, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.
Admission Dates:
Students may enter at the start of Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters.
Program Outcomes
• Apply appropriate industry standards and practices to diagnose and repair customer-owned vehicles.
• Apply hands-on skills in the eight Automotive Service Excellence task areas.
• Apply customer communication skills essential to the requirements of the automotive repair workplace.
• Model ethical and professional behavior in the workplace.
• Use printed and computer-based service repair information.
• Use modern automotive diagnostic and repair equipment appropriately.
Completion Requirements
General Education Course List
Program Course List
| AUT 147 | Automotive Brakes | 6 |
| AUT 149 | Automotive Suspension, Steering, & Wheel Alignment | 7 |
| AUT 157 | Automotive Brakes, Suspension, Steering, & Wheel Alignment Lab | 6 |
| AUT 174 | Engine Minor Mechanical Repair | 6 |
| AUT 175 | Engine Major Mechanical Repair | 7 |
| AUT 209 | Electronic Systems | 7 |
| AUT 212 | Electrical Systems | 9 |
| AUT 255 | Automotive Air Conditioning, Heating & Ventilation | 6 |
| AUT 178 | Engine Mechanical Lab | 3 |
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| 4th Quarter Classes - Choose from One of the Options Below | 18-21 |
| 4th Quarter Option 1 | 19 |
| AUT 239 | Automotive Clutches & Manual Transmissions | 9 |
| AUT 243 | Automotive Axles, Drivelines, Differentials & Transfer Cases | 6 |
| AUT 246 | Manual Drive Trains & Axles Lab | 4 |
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| 4th Quarter Option 2 | 18 |
| AUT 247 | Automatic Transmissions | 7 |
| AUT 250 | Automatic Transaxles | 7 |
| AUT 251CAP | Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Lab | 4 |
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| 4th Quarter Option 3 | 21 |
| AUT 217 | Automotive Ignition Systems | 7 |
| AUT 223 | Automotive Fuel Systems | 7 |
| AUT 236 | Automotive Emissions Systems | 7 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 93-96 |