Fuel Your Passion
Students will gain practical experience as they learn to understand the technology of automotives. Even though an associate’s degree in Automotive Technology takes fewer credits, students will gain the skills and knowledge they need to demonstrate quality workmanship. Students will learn how to repair automotives, give diagnoses on problems, and more.
The skills and knowledge you will gain while earning your automotive degree are in high demand. Employers are begging for qualified people who can solve problems, understand how things work, deal with people, and maintain a high level of integrity. You could be just the person they are looking for!
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Highlighted Career Paths
Graduates with a degree in Automotive Technology have a wide array of rewarding careers before them. Check out some of the top careers students get with this degree or explore more career options in I-Plan.
Service Technician
A service technician performs maintenance, diagnosis, and repairs on the cars and trucks on the road. Technicians must be highly skilled, highly educated people. Modern vehicles can have well over 30 computers, with network communications and dozens of sensors and actuators that make components like engines and transmissions work correctly. Technicians who accurately diagnose and repair these systems are in high demand.
Getting Started in This Degree
If you are interested in Automotive Technology, start with one of the following major-specific courses:
AUTO131 - Electrical Systems and AUTO131L - Electrical Systems Lab
Related Majors
Students will understand automotive technology and business management styles as they prepare for career opportunities in managing the operations of automotive-related businesses.
Students will apply their knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to engineering technology problems. Students will be taught how to employ principles and practical knowledge to demonstrate leadership skills and quality workmanship.
Students will apply critical thinking skills to evaluate problems, assimilate information, and implement solutions as they study the different systems of the modern automobile.
Students will learn the science and language of welding and engineering to span the gap between design and manufacturing as they know and apply ethical principles in industry and business settings.
Graduates of the mechanical engineering program are prepared for lifelong learning and rewarding careers in a wide range of companies and organizations. They apply their technical and creative skills to develop solutions for the needs of society.
Graduates in Manufacturing Engineering Technology work closely with engineers and scientists to create cost-effective solutions to manufacture a wide range of products, taking each design from initial creation to a finished project.
Students will gain the knowledge and skills they need to build a strong foundation in standard engineering technology programs, including manufacturing, welding, design, and mechanical engineering technology.