What You Will Learn: Students have the opportunity to gain skills through intensive hands-on and quality instruction, while working alongside master ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) technicians in a full-service, interactive automotive lab designed to simulate current industry standards. Curriculum is focused on safety, tool usage, and operation of an auto mechanics auto service facility and is designed to graduate entry-level technicians. Areas of study include brakes, steering, suspension, and engine mechanical and basic automotive maintenance. Students are offered an ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) approved curriculum with hands-on experience.
CTE Auto I This one hour course integrates classroom theory and laboratory applications in order to develop in students the highly technical skills sought after in the automotive service and repair field. Students will gain competency in safety concepts, equipment operation, tool usage, and precision measurement. This course is designed to expose students to all phases of automotive maintenance and light repair. CTE Auto 1 introduces the student to skills covered in all eight areas of ASE and State licensing. This is done through a series of ASE related tasks: demonstrations, observations, labs, and basic performance-based evaluations. Students are required to complete performance objectives, keep a notebook, and take exams to prepare for success in future automotive training programs.
Academic Credit: VPAA and SMR
CTE Advanced AUTO (2 hour block) Prerequisite: CTE Auto 1 This two-hour block integrates classroom theory and laboratory applications in order to further develop the technical skills introduced in Auto I. Students are required to complete advanced performance objectives, keep a notebook, and take exams to prepare for success in future automotive training programs. Students will further their understanding of safety concepts, equipment operation, tool usage, and precision measurement. This advanced two-hour course focuses on the hands-on application of skills included in all eight areas of ASE and State of Michigan Certification. These eight areas include Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle, Manual Drivetrain and Axles, Steering and Suspension, Brakes, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Heating and Air Conditioning and Engine Performance. These eight areas are all encompassed in ASE’s Maintenance and Light Repair Certification. All students enrolled in CTE auto are provided the opportunity to earn ASE Student Certification in MLR free of charge. The skills taught in this course are designed to prepare students for both entry-level positions and other post-secondary options.
Academic Credit: VPAA, OLE, SMR, and CTE Completer
CTE Advanced Automotive Technologies Capstone Prerequisite: CTE Auto I or CTE Advanced Auto This course is for students in grades 11 and 12 who have completed Auto I and desire to further their automotive skills. This is a capstone course designed to further automotive skills and certifications through continued practice of high-level tasks.
Academic Credit: VPAA, SMR, and CTE Completer
School to Work (STW) Automotive Technology Intern Prerequisite : Must be enrolled in a CTE Automotive Course. The objective of our STW Program is to connect classroom learning with work-based learning experiences, prepare students for the move from classroom to the workplace, support supervised on-the-job training, and help students make career decisions.
Listed below are potential careers at different experience/educational levels. Students and parents are encouraged to use their Xello account to find out more about careers in this pathway. The career is also linked to O*NET Online, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, employment and training administration.
