Master Automotive Service Technology

Master Automotive Service Technology (I470608)

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Transportation, Distribution and logistics career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster. The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment and/or specialized training in the automotive industry. It is recommended that students enrolling in this program have a valid driver's license.

The content includes, but is not limited to, planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

George Stone Technical College is a Certified ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) Center. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared to take the ASE exams for ASE certification. The sequence of OCP's after completing the core OCP A is at the discretion of the instructor. It should be noted that NATEF requires a minimum certification in four occupational areas (Brakes, Electrical/Electronics, Engine Performance and Suspension/Steering) for program certification.

Program content includes the following courses:

OCPs	Title	Course #	Hours
A	Automobile Services Assistor	AER0014	300
G	Automotive Electrical/Electronic System Technician	AER0360	150
F	Automotive Brake System Technician	AER0418	300
E	Automobile Suspension and Steering Technician	AER0453	150
B	Engine Repair Technician	AER0110	150
I	Automotive Engine Performance Technician	AER0503	300
H	Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Technician	AER0172	150
D	Manual Drivetrain and Axle Technician	AER0274	150
C	Automatic Transmission and Transaxle Technician	AER0257	150
		Program Length:	1800 Hours

Enrollment:

George Stone Technical College has an open-enrollment policy. Provided there is seat availability in the desired class, the student may begin classes on the first Monday of each quarter.