Automotive Technician
Two Year Technical Diploma
Program Number:
324042 Program Website:
Program Courses offered at the following Campuses:
About
Employment opportunities for qualified trained technicians continue to increase. This program is designed to provide students with skills necessary to enter or advance in many automotive industry positions. The technology, diagnosis and repair of automotive and light truck electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems are studied. Considerable time is spent developing hands-on skills that are used on the job. Skills learned in the program are valuable to individuals choosing to enter professions other than automotive technician.
Admissions
Requirements for Program Application
The following is required to process your application:
- High School transcript indicating minimum of 2.0 cumulative GPA - or
- HSED/GED Test Scores - or
- College Degree from another college - Associate Degree, Bachelors Degree or higher: (Applicant only needs to submit the transcript showing their degree)
Requirements for Program Eligibility for the Current Academic Year
The following are required to be eligible for the program:
No required course pre-requisites. If the COMPASS or ASSET places you into developmental reading, writing or math courses, we recommend that you start taking that coursework the summer prior to your start, if possible.
Admission Processing Deadlines:
Fall 2010
MATC begins collecting applications for the following year's Fall term on September 1st. The Admissions Office will then begin processing those applications on the 3rd Monday in October. (Effective for the fall of 2010).
Admission information and Next Steps:
Program Outcomes
Program Outcomes:
Life Long Learning
1. Assume responsibility for continuing education in order to maintain skills and enhance professional growth.
2. Exhibit self-management and study skills necessary to succeed in increasingly challenging academic environments.
Employability
3. Demonstrate work ethics and reliable behavior including, but not limited to, assuming responsibility for decisions and actions, utilizing time and stress management skills, and displaying initiative.
Professionalism
4. Demonstrate pride in profession through motivation and initiative, positive attitude, and flexibility.
Ethics/Respect/Integrity
5. Demonstrate professional ethics, honesty, and respect when dealing with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
Work Cooperatively
6. Work as a team member by demonstrating good communication and listening skills, cooperation, and providing a supportive environment.
Communication
7. Communicate clearly and professionally in both written and verbal communications to customers, coworkers, and supervisors, using positive interpersonal skills including, but not limited to, empathy, active listening, and flexibility.
Technical Knowledge
8. Explain and apply technical concepts and their interrelationships between various vehicular systems.
9. Demonstrate applications of technical knowledge to other technologies and disciplines.
Technical Skills
10. Diagnose customer complaints accurately and demonstrate mechanical aptitude in the servicing of vehicles.
11. Apply critical thinking skills to evaluate and solve problems.
Employment
Career Potential:
- Automotive Service Technician
- Auto Electronics Specialist
- Transmission and Drive Train Specialist
- Alignment Specialist
- Automotive Machine Specialist
- Service Manager or Assistant Service Manager
- Service Writer
With additional education and/or work experience, graduates may find employment as:
- Shop Foreman
- Specialty Technician
- Fleet Dispatcher
- Specialty/Repair Shop Owner
Last Modified: November 3, 2009