Automotive Technology: Manufacture Specialty (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/auto/
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
The Manufacture Specialty Technician Certificate option prepares students for employment as an entry-level automotive technician in a new car dealership. Through courses focusing on the mechanical areas of the vehicles, including basics in engines, suspension, and brakes, students learn how to use specialty equipment and hand tools found in service and repair facilities of a new car dealership. Core topics include maintenance and service, engine operation, transmission service and repair, and suspension and brakes diagnosis and repair. Design, function, and operation of all these systems is also included in the certificate. Graduates are employed specialized technicians, general service technicians, quick service technicians, tire and brake technicians, apprentice technicians, in new car dealerships. Cognitive ability and hand-eye coordination are recommended for those entering the program.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate safe practices when working on all types of vehicles.
- Analyze service information in order to diagnose and repair vehicle faults.
- Practice repairing faults related to engine repair, automatic transmission/transaxle, manual drivetrain and axle, suspension and steering, brakes, electrical/electronics, HVAC, and engine performance.
Program Requirements
Code Number | Course Title | Units |
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Required Courses | ||
AUTO 151 | Automotive Alignment Brake and Suspension | 6.5 |
AUTO 161 | Automotive Electricity | 7.0 |
AUTO 111 | Automotive Engines | 4.0 |
AUTO 121 | Drivetrain Transmissions and Axles | 6.5 |
AUTO 181 | Electronic Engine Management Systems-Corporate | 6.5 |
AUTO 179 | Automotive Air Conditioning | 4.0 |
AUTO 173 | Automotive Technology Work Experience Education (Students must repeat this course for 12 units) 1 | 12.0 |
Total Units | 46.5 |
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This Course must be repeated four times. AUTO 100 can substitute (3) units of AUTO 73
Recommended Electives
Code Number | Course Title | Units |
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WELD 100 | Welding Fundamentals | 2.5 |
MTT 100 | Machine Tool Introduction | 2.0 |
BCOT 247 | Managerial Business Communications | 3.0 |
BCOT 148 | Effective Business Presentations | 3.0 |