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Automotive Technology
Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences (Code 922)
Note: This program is articulated with
the bachelor's degree program in
Automotive Management at Ferris State University.**
Academic Department: Applied Technology
The Automotive Technology associate degree program prepares students for the fast paced, highly technical field of automotive care and repair. Electronic fuel injection, turbocharging, rack and pinion steering, transaxles and McPherson strut suspensions are a few of the modern technologies that students study in the program.
The first year of the program is arranged in four 8-week periods and one 3-week interim session. Courses are structured so that students may enter the program at the beginning of any 8-week period. With few exceptions, courses may be taken in any order, so that students may plan their program around their job schedules.
Instructors plan their teaching to supply the background and theory that technicians need in order to maintain and repair complex modern automobiles. However, about 60 percent of the time spent in automotive classes is devoted to learning in laboratories and shops so that students actually "learn by doing."
The capstone courses in the program, Applied Auto Servicing and Advanced Auto Servicing, help students bridge the gap between school and full-time work in the automotive field. Students spend the three-week Interim Session in eight-hour days learning in a supervised, on-the-job training environment.
GRCC graduates are successfully employed in a variety of technical automotive jobs. In an industry that employs one of every six workers in the United States, a variety of jobs exist for trained graduates.
Students are not required to purchase hand tools to participate in this program; however, it will be necessary to purchase hand tools to be successfully employed as an automotive technician. Some advanced standing credit may be granted to entering graduates of high school vocational programs that are members of the Kent Metropolitan Articulation Project.
Students who complete the first 36 credits listed below are eligible for the Certificate in Automotive Servicing (see Curriculum Code 921).
The following scheme is presented as a guide only. Courses may be taken in any order, as long as all requirements (including prerequisites) are met.
NATEF STATEMENT
The instruction, course of study, facilities and equipment of this institution have been evaluated by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation and meet the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence standards of quality for the training of automobile technicians in the following areas: Automatic Transmission & Transaxle, Brakes, Electrical Electronic Systems, Engine Performance, Engine Repair, Heating and Air Conditioning, Manual Drive Train & Axles, Suspension & Steering.
Suggested sequence
| First year | ||
| First Semester - First 8 Weeks | Credits | CH** |
| MN 116 Welding | 2 | 4 |
| TR 102 Basic Vehicle Performance | 2 | 3 |
| TR 110 Auto Electrical Systems | 2 | 4 |
| TR 147 Auto Brake Systems | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | ||
| First Semester - Second 8 Weeks | Credits | CH** |
| MN 116 Welding (continued) | (see above) | |
| TR 148 Auto Steering and Suspension | 2 | 4 |
| TR 103 Auto Engine Design and Servicing | 4 | 6 |
| TR 210 Auto Ignition Systems | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | ||
| Second Semester - First 8 Weeks | Credits | CH** |
| TE 103 Technical Mathematics | 4 | 4 |
| TR 220 Auto Electronic Control Systems | 2 | 4 |
| TR 140 Auto Power Trains | 2 | 4 |
| TR 230 Auto Fuel Injection | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | ||
| Second Year | ||
| Second Semester - Second 8 Weeks | Credits | CH** |
| TE 103 Technical Mathematics (continued) | (see above) | |
| TR 143 Auto Air Conditioning and Heating | 2 | 4 |
| TR 240 Automatic Transmissions | 2 | 4 |
| TR 160 Automotive Drivability | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | ||
| Interim Session - 3 Weeks | Credits | CH** |
| TR 180 Applied Auto Servicing | 4 | 8 |
| Third Semester | Credits | CH** |
| BA 101 Business and Technical English 1 OR | ||
| EN 100 College Writing OR | ||
| EN 101 English Composition 1 * | 3 | 3 |
| EL 144 Basic Electricity and Electronics | 3 | 6 |
| PS 110 Survey of American Government | 3 | 3 |
| TE 114 Material Science * | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | ||
| Fourth Semester | Credits | CH** |
| BA 102 Business and Technical English 2 OR | ||
| EN 102 English Composition 2 * | 4 | 3 |
| TR 260 Advanced Power Trains | 3 | 6 |
| WE - Wellness | 1 | 2 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | ||
| Interim Session - 3 Weeks | Credits | CH** |
| TR 280 Advanced Auto Servicing | 4 | 8 |
| Total Credits | 64 | |
Attention: GRCC now grants college credits for current Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications. For details contact the department at 616-234-3204 or visit the this website: http://www.grcc.edu/asecredit
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