Students attend class for 6 hours a day, Monday through Friday. Instruction covers basic technical skills needed by individuals to enter the work force as Automotive Technology Technicians. Students spend the majority of their time in a shop setting and a small amount of time in a classroom setting. Classroom instruction includes lectures and demonstrations. Shop instruction includes application of classroom instruction and hands-on work.
Students work with, diagnose, and repair automobiles to gain practical experience.
Student evaluation is competency-based, meaning that individual students must be able to demonstrate, via written examinations and shop lab work, practical knowledge in automotive technology, and a required level of competency in conducting fundamental tasks. Students must meet certain minimum requirements to complete the program and receive a diploma.