Auto Technology
This is the Auto Technology completer pathway available at TCTC:
Automotive Technology (470604) (Four Units Required) (CCSD: Five Units Required)
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Power Equipment Tech 1 (6300)
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Pre-Requisite 1 credit
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Auto Tech 1 (6030)
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2 credits
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Auto Tech 2 (6031)
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2 credits
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These are the Auto Technology courses available at TCTC:
Auto Tech 1
Unit Credit: 2
GPA Weight: CP
Credit Type: CATE
Prerequisite(s): Power Equipment 1
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster. The Automotive Technology program provides technical skill proficiency and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster.
Auto Tech 2
Unit Credit: 2
GPA Weight: CP
Credit Type: CATE
Prerequisite(s): Power Equipment 1, Auto Tech 1
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster. The Automotive Technology program provides technical skill proficiency and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster.
Power Equipment Technology 1
Unit Credit: 1
GPA Weight: CP
Credit Type: CATE
Prerequisite(s):
The Power Equipment Technology program is designed to prepare students to perform entry-level maintenance and repair tasks under the supervision of an experienced technician. Students receive training on small internal combustion engines used on portable equipment such as lawn mowers, chain saws, rotary tillers, motorcycles, pumps, compressors, and small boats. The training includes locating and solving problems, using specialized test equipment, overhauling the basic engine, and repairing or replacing engine systems.