Automotive Technology
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Program Information
Level I Certificate: 36 semester credit hours
AAS Degree: 60 semester credit hours
Tools Required For The Automotive Courses
The certificate and AAS degree programs in automotive technology are designed to provide classroom and laboratory experiences on the proper use of hand tools, power tools, diagnostic testing equipment, and technical manuals in all phases of automotive maintenance, repair, and diagnostics, including inspection, engine overhaul, electrical systems, fuel systems and fuel injection, brake systems, transmission and drive train systems (automatic and manual), suspension and steering systems, heating and air‐conditioning systems, and engine performance. The program is based on Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) standards and prepares the students for the ASE certification tests. Automotive Technology instructors are ASE Master Certified. The Automotive Program is certified by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF.)
Students will be eligible to earn a certificate upon successful completion of the
10.5 month program.
Students may also choose to continue and earn an AAS Degree.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
- Must apply to Wharton County Junior College and meet all admission requirements
- College Entrance Testing (TSI) is NOT required for entrance into the certificate program, but is required for the AAS degree
Enrollment is open to new students at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters.
New students MUST enroll in AUMT 1301 - Introduction and Theory of Automotive Technology
as an introductory course in their first semester. Students must be enrolled in all
Automotive Technology courses offered for each semester. All Automotive classes are
held at the Wharton campus.
Students are required to provide their own hand tools and work uniforms.
Capstone Experience: An exit exam will be administered to all students upon completion of the one-year certificate. The capstone test will consist of 80 questions, with 10 questions in each of the eight areas of the Automobile Service Excellence (ASE) certification.
Cost of Program:
| Certificate: 36 hours | |
| Tuition/Fees In-District | $4020 |
| Tuition/Fees Out-District | $6036 |
| AAS Degree: 60 hours | |
| Tuition/Fees In-District | $6680 |
| Tuition/Fees Out-District | $10,040 |
| Uniform Shirts | $16/ea |
| Tools | $1000 |
| Work Boots | $50 |
| Textbook/CDX Online Program | $340 |
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