• Engineering & Industrial Technology Career Pathway

    AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

    Teachers: Paul Ciarlone and Robert Schwarz

    CIP Code: 47.0604

  • What is it?

    This nationally recognized Automotive Service
    Excellence/National Automotive Training Education
    Foundation (ASE/NATEF), and the Pennsylvania
    Department of Transportation (PennDOT) accredited
    instructional program prepares students to engage
    in the diagnosis, servicing, and maintenance of all
    types of automobiles.

     
    What will I do?
     
    Instruction is provided in the diagnosis, repair and
    maintenance of engines, automatic
    transmissions/transaxles, manual drive trains and
    axles, suspension and steering systems, brake
    systems, electrical systems, heating and air
    conditioning systems, and engine performance.

  • CAREER PATHWAYS

    Automatic/Manual Drive
    Train Technician
    Service Station Proprietor
    Parts Specialist/Manager
    Insurance Claims Adjuster
    Corporate Trainer
    Brake Systems Specialist
    Master (ASE) Service
    Technician
    Front-End Alignment
    Technician
    Tire, Wheel & Suspension
    Specialist
    Engine Performance Specialist
    AC & Heating Specialist
    Service Adviser/Manager

  • COLLEGE ADVANCED CREDITS

    Lincoln Technical Institute

    Northampton Community College

    Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR)

    National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS)

    AVAILABLE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

    AC Delco Battery Starting and Charging System
    AC Delco Electrical State 1 & 2
    ASE Student Certificates
    PA Certified Emissions Inspector
    PA Certified Safety Inspector, Category I
    S/P2 Certificates for Safety and Pollution
    Section 609 Certification for Refrigerant Recycling and Recovery Valvoline Motor Oil Certificate

    PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS

    Effective analytical and critical thinking skills
    Aptitude for mechanical and scientific theory
    Effective oral comprehension
    Hand-eye coordination
    Mathematics fundamentals
    Read and interpret technical material at grade level
    Understanding of electronics and computers
    Ability to work in awkward positions and cramped spaces