Automotive

 

The Automotive Service Technology Certificate program prepares the student to enter the automotive service industry as a technician.

Text Box: The Program Offers:
State-of-the-art facilities and equipment
Preparation for ASE Certification
Flexibility in scheduling and program planning

Careers

* Oil and Lube Technician

* Brake Technician

* Steering and Suspension Technician

* Engine Performance Technician

* Transmission and Drive Train Technician

* Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Technician

* Automotive Electrical Technician

* Automotive Service Writer

Text Box: Job Opportunities
Automotive technician rated 38 among the top 100 jobs of the fastest growing professions and occupations gaining the most new jobs*
Projected to grow by 25% by the year 2005
Average tri-county wage is $14.82 per hour*

Program Highlights

° Introduction to Automotive Service Techniques

° Brake Systems

° Steering and Suspension

° Manual Drive Transmissions

° Automotive Transmission and Transaxles

° Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning

° Vocational Internship

° Electrical Systems

° Engine Diagnosis, Repair and Rebuilding

° Engine Performance

For Further Information, contact:

 

Phil Rizzo Instructor

863.784.7048

Email—rizzop@southflorida.edu

Building M

AUTO SERVICES TECHNOLOGY

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE
Program Code: 3220

Prefix

Number

Course Name

Contact Hours

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

AER

10

Introduction to Automotive Service Technology

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

180

AER

410

Brake Systems

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

180

Total

480

Second Semester

 

AER

450

Steering and Suspension

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

180

AER

230

Manual Drive Transmissions

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

180

Total

480

Spring Term

 

AER

250

Automatic Transmission and Transaxles

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

30

AER

610

Automotive Heating and Air-conditioning

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

30

Total

180

Summer Term

 

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab / or

60

AER

940

Vocational Internship, Automotive

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

120

Total

180

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

AER

300

Electrical Systems

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

180

AER

110

Engine Diagnosis Repair and Rebuilding

60

AER

590

Engine Performance

60

AER

0930L

Automotive Service Technology Lab

120

Total

480

Prefix

Number

Course Name

Contact Hours

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

 

 

ARR

0001

Fundamentals of Auto Body Repair

60

ARR

0930L

Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Lab

180

ARR

0110

Basic Sheet Metal Repairs

60

ARR

0930L

Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Lab

180

 

 

Total

480

Second Semester

 

 

ARR

0310

Panel Repair and Replacement

60

ARR

0930L

Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Lab

180

ARR

0100

Painting Techniques

60

ARR

0930L

Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Lab

180

 

 

Total

480

Spring/Summer Term

 

 

ARR

0120

Advanced Painting Techniques

60

ARR

0930L

Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Lab

30

ARR

0292

Applied Techniques in Auto Body Repair

60

ARR

0930L

Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Lab

30

 

 

Total

180

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

 

 

ARR

0330

Science of Unibody Repair

60

ARR

0930L

Auto Body Repair and Refinishing Lab

180

ARR

0949

Co-op Work Experience in Auto Body

240