Advanced Automotive Technology
Wallace State’s Advanced Automotive Technology program provides students with the knowledge and training they will need to tackle both the basics of auto repair and the high-tech aspects of today’s vehicles.
Advanced Automotive Technology
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Wallace State’s Advanced Automotive Technology programs boast a top-notch reputation with outstanding job placement rates, including a recent partnership with Mercedes-Benz U.S. International. Through the Mercedes Tech Co-op Program, students can start a career at Mercedes during the summer, get tuition support from Mercedes while enrolled at Wallace State on the way to earning an Associate Degree in Automotive Service Technology!
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About the Program
The work of automotive service technicians and mechanics has evolved from mechanical
repair to a high technology job. As a result, these workers are now usually called
“technicians” in automotive services. Today, integrated electronic systems and complex
computers run vehicles and measure their performance while on the road. Technicians
must have an increasingly broad base of knowledge about how vehicles’ complex components
work and interact, as well as the ability to work with electronic diagnostic equipment
and computer-based technical reference materials while maintaining their skills with
traditional hand tools.
The ability to diagnose the source of a problem quickly and accurately requires good
reasoning ability and a thorough knowledge of automobiles. Many technicians consider
diagnosing hard-to-find troubles one of their most challenging and satisfying duties.
Automotive technology is rapidly increasing in sophistication, and most training authorities
strongly recommend that persons seeking automotive service technician and mechanic
jobs complete an accredited formal training program like the one offered at Wallace
State, which provides intensive career preparation through a combination of classroom
instruction and hands-on practice. Courses in electronics, physics, chemistry, English,
computers, and mathematics may provide a good educational foundation for entering
such a program.
Career Outlook
Job opportunities in this occupation are expected to be very good for persons who
complete automotive training programs as employers report difficulty in finding workers
with the right skills. Persons with good diagnostic and problem-solving abilities,
and whose training includes basic electronics and computer courses, should have the
best opportunities. For well-prepared people with a technical background, automotive
service technician careers offer an excellent opportunity for good pay and the satisfaction
of highly skilled work with vehicles incorporating the latest in advanced technology.
According to a 2017 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hourly earnings of automotive
service technicians and mechanics can reach more than $19.02 per hour, with salaries
of more than $39,550.
Program Overview
Advanced Automotive Technology
- Adam Frazar
- 256.352.8151
- adam.frazar@vivendaoriente.com
Degrees/Awards Offered
AAS, C, STC
Availability
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ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Curriculum: Program of Study
Pathway Maps: Associate in Applied Science, Certificates
Career Outlook
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