Two Year Diploma………..63 Credits
A.A.S. Degree……79-81 Credits
•Program Overview
Automotive repair requires trained technicians skilled in the use of testing equipment, special tools, and the latest information and specifications to service many types of automobiles. Technicians diagnose trouble in any one of thousands of automobile components. They work with many new systems each year that require new service techniques and training.
•Purpose
The purpose of the Automotive Technology program is to provide educational opportunities to individuals that will enable them to obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to succeed in the field of automotive technology.
The diploma program is intended to produce graduates who are prepared for entry-level employment as technicians in the field of modern automotive electronics and mechanics. This program prepares students for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications. Hands-on laboratory/live work experiences and technical instruction necessary for ASE certification are the main components of the program.
The Associate of Applied Science Degree program is for those individuals who seek automotive technology training and additional academic preparation for advancement into management, engineering, sales, or other related areas.
•Career Opportunities
Opportunities are expected to be plentiful for automotive technicians
with technical college training, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Department also states that the growing complexity of automotive technology,
such as the use of electronic and emissions control equipment, increasingly
necessitates that cars be serviced by professionals.
Many graduates are employed as auto technicians and may work in a dealership garage, an independent garage, or as a specialist. Opportunities exist for a technician to advance to shop service, sales person, new car dealership service manager, or shop owner.
Automotive Technology
Diploma
Program Requirements:
Fall Semester...............................................Credit Hours
AUT 101 Electrical/Electronic Systems ..............3
AUT 111 Brakes .......................................................1
AUT 121 Auto Electricity and Electronics ..........2
AUT 131 Professional Development I .................1
AUT 141 Automotive Technology Lab I ...............9
Total for Fall Semester: .......................................16
Spring Semester
AUT 151 Heating and Air Conditioning ...............2
AUT 161 Steering and Suspension .....................2
AUT 171 Engine Performance/Drivability I ........2
AUT 181 Professional Development II ...............1
AUT 191 Automotive Technology Lab II .............9
Total for Spring Semester: .................................16
Total for First Year: ...............................................32
Fall Semester
AUT 201 Manual Drive Trains and Axles ............2
AUT 211 Auto Transmissions/Transaxles I ......2
AUT 221 Engine Performance/Drivability II .......2
AUT 231 Professional Development III ..............1
AUT 241 Automotive Technology Lab III ............9
Total for Fall Semester: .......................................16
Spring Semester
AUT 251 Engine Repair ..........................................2
AUT 255 Auto Transmissions/Transaxles II ....1
AUT 261 Auto Service Management ..................2
AUT 271 Professional Development IV .............1
AUT 281 Automotive Technology Lab IV ...........7
AUT 291 Service Management Practicum .......2
Total for Spring Semester:.................................15
Total for Second Year: ........................................31
Elective:
AUT 295 Occupational Work Experience
Total number of required technical
education credit hours (Two-Year Diploma)..63
General Education Requirements—A.A.S. degree
Candidates for an Associate of Applied Science degree at Northeast Kansas Technical College must earn a minimum of 16 credit hours from Highland Community College or Benedictine College (or another accredited institution of higher education) in specific subject areas. Listed below is the schedule of required courses:
Course Titles/ Credit Hours Required
Communications…………………………………..6
•Composition (3)
•Business Communications
• College English *
•Public Speaking * (3)
•Interpersonal Communications
•Other
Mathematics………………………………………..3
•Technical Math I or II
•Business Math
•College Algebra*
•Other
Social/Behavioral Sciences ……………………..3
•Skills for Interpersonal Relations
•General Psychology *
•Other
Natural or Applied Sciences ………………….1-3
•Applied Physics
•Computer (not available for Computer majors)
•Other
Humanities ……………………………………….3
•Ethics in the Workplace
•Other courses from the following
disciplines: Art, Music, or History *
TOTAL………………………………..………16-18
Any course listed with an * indicates that students transferring to a Baccalaureate Degree program are strongly recommended to enroll in this course. Students who know where they intend to transfer are responsible to insure the courses taken will in fact transfer to the Bachelor's degree granting institution.
Total Program Requirements
—A.A.S. Degree:
Total number of technical
education credit hours……………………..….…63
Total number of required
general education credit hours…………...16-18
Total number of credit hours required
for A.A.S. Degree…………………..…….…...79-81
