Students will gain the knowledge and skills to best prepare them for a challenging and rewarding career as an automotive technician in a dealership or independent repair business.
Fuel Your Passion
Students will gain experience working in labs, working on vehicles and solving real problems as they occur. BYU-Idaho’s automotive facility is well-equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and test equipment where students can experience the latest technology and leave prepared to begin a successful career.
Courses are hands-on and interactive, allowing students to gain practical experience as they learn to understand technology and develop
Career Path
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.
Highlighted Career Paths
Service Technician
A service technician is someone who performs maintenance, diagnosis, and repairs on the cars and trucks on the road. Technicians must be highly skilled, highly educated people. Modern cars can have well over 30 computers on board, with network communications and dozens of sensors and actuators that make components like engines and transmissions work correctly. Technicians who are able to accurately diagnose and repair these systems are in very high demand.
Explore Related Career Paths
All degree related careers can be found in I-Plan, along with related salary information.
Getting started in this degree
If you want to get a taste for Automotice Technology,
- AUTO 125 — Introduction to Automotive Technology
For a full listing of all courses required for this degree, refer to the course catalog.
