Program Overview
Our Automotive Technology Program is certified by ASE (Automotive Service Excellence). ASE facilitates the certification of technicians, career centers and universities all across the nation. Students who are excited about cars will explore new content areas each year that they attend the KCTC.
Program Content
Our team teaches the Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) standards as approved by the ASE Education Foundation. The Automotive Technology program provides students with foundational skills in vehicle maintenance and repair and helps them explore career opportunities in the automotive industry. The program begins with one of our Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR) course options: MLR or Senior Only – MLR. In these courses, students develop employability skills and gain hands-on experience in key automotive systems.
Students who successfully complete a Year 1 course may continue into advanced second-year training focused on brakes and electrical systems, further developing technical skills through in-depth, hands-on instruction.
- Maintenance and Light Repair (MLR): Future technicians will learn employability skills, general vehicle maintenance, and system-specific knowledge across six content areas (e.g., Engines, Steering and Suspension).
- Senior only – MLR: Future technicians will take a fast-paced dive into the automotive world, learning system-specific knowledge in steering and suspension, brakes, and electrical systems diagnosis and repair, with a focus on career exploration.
- Brakes: Future technicians will fabricate brake lines, machine rotors, bleed brakes, check and diagnose issues with the ABS system, diagnose poor stopping, and service disc and drum brake systems.
- Electrical: Future technicians will be introduced to electrical theory and will perform tasks related to the modern electronic systems found in today’s vehicles. The ability to read and decipher wiring diagrams and understand voltage drop, as well as current and voltage relationships, will be covered.
Program Highlights
- Use the latest technology and tools to diagnose and repair cars
- Work on a wide variety of donated vehicles
- Prepare for college and industry training
- Earn State of Michigan and ASE certifications
- Earn college credit at Ferris State University
- Earn college articulation to GRCC
- Two-year students will specialize in two areas: Brakes and Electrical.
Certifications
- State Mechanics Certification
- ASE Student G1
- SP2 Safety Certification
- Valvoline Certification
- AC Delco Certification
