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Summer Semester 2024 Catalog

Automotive Technology, Diploma

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus and Waynesboro Site.

Entrance Dates: Fall/Spring: Augusta or Departmental Approval
Fall, Spring, and Summer: Waynesboro
Length of Program: Day: Four Terms/Night: Varies
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 55

Program Description: The Automotive Technology Diploma program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for careers in the automotive service and repair profession. Learning opportunities enable students to develop academic, technical and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes a combination of automotive mechanical and electrical/electronic theory and practical applications necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive an Automotive Technology Diploma qualifying them as entry-level technicians.

Employment Opportunities: Vast opportunities exist for trained, qualified, automotive entry level technicians. Dealerships, Fleet Repair services, Independent repair facilities, and self- employment opportunities are just a few examples of employment opportunities available in the ever broadening and technologically advanced automotive repair industry.

Credentialing (Optional):  Satisfactory completion of all program courses entitles students to participate in ASE Certification through the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 8 credits

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2

Occupational Courses, 47 credits

AUTT 1010INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

2

 

AUTT 1020AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

7

OR

AUTT 1021AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS I

4

AND

AUTT 1022AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS II

3

 

AUTT 1030AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS

4

 

AUTT 1040AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE PERFORMANCE

7

OR

AUTT 1041AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE PERFORMANCE I

3

AND

AUTT 1042AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE PERFORMANCE II

4

 

AUTT 1050AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEMS

4

AUTT 1060AUTOMOTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS

5

 

AUTT 2010AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REPAIR

6

OR

AUTT 2011AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REPAIR I

3

AND

AUTT 2012AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REPAIR II

3

 

AUTT 2020AUTOMOTIVE MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES

4

AUTT 2030AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSAXLES

5

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta Day Program

PROGRAM NAME: Automotive Technology

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

AUTT 1010INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

2

AUTT 1020AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

7

AUTT 1030AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS

4

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

AUTT 1040AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE PERFORMANCE

7

AUTT 1050AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEMS

4

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

AUTT 1060AUTOMOTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS

5

AUTT 2020AUTOMOTIVE MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

AUTT 2010AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REPAIR

6

AUTT 2030AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSAXLES

5

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2

 

Augusta Evening Program

PROGRAM NAME: Automotive Technology

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Augusta Evening Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

AUTT 1010INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

2

AUTT 1021AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS I

4

ENGL 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

AUTT 1022AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS II

3

AUTT 1030AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS

4

MATH 1012FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

AUTT 2030AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND TRANSAXLES

5

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

AUTT 1050AUTOMOTIVE SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEMS

4

AUTT 2020AUTOMOTIVE MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES

4

Year 2 Spring Semester

AUTT 1040AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE PERFORMANCE

7

EMPL 1000INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2

Year 2 Summer Semester

AUTT 1060AUTOMOTIVE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS

5

Year 3 Fall Semester

AUTT 2010AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REPAIR

6