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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Qualified automotive service technicians are in demand in the 21st century. Consumers are looking for technicians who will fix the problem the first time. Shop owners search for technicians who can keep up with the growing complexity of the automobile.
A technician's job is demanding. Good hand-eye coordination, mechanical aptitude, critical thinking skills, and mathematics and electrical skills are necessary for a student to achieve success in this field.
The Automotive Service Technology program at College of DuPage offers a certificate and an associate degree that prepare graduates to enter the work force as entry-level technicians. Automotive Service Excellence (A.S.E.) certification is also recommended to enhance employability.
The program offers economical costs; hands-on training; credit for what you know; flexible class scheduling; current technology, both foreign and domestic; job placement service; classes arranged by subject matter; and helpful faculty advisers to answer your questions.
Technician training can lead to other career paths in the automotive field, such as service writer and parts personnel.
Corporate level, service-related occupations are available for those students who transfer to baccalaureate degree programs.
Faculty Advisers
Business and Technology Division
IC 2026
(630) 942-2592
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The following files describe in detail the requirements for this program. They are portable document format (PDF) files that can be viewed and printed with free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you may download it here.
Please consult a faculty adviser listed below before beginning your coursework.
Degree
• Automotive Service Technology, Associate in Applied Science
When planning your coursework, use the Student Planning Worksheet. Degree information and the worksheet can be found on the following files:
[Automotive Service Technology, A.A.S. Degree, PDF file]
[Student Planning Worksheet, PDF file]
Certificate
• Automotive Service Technology
• ASE/NATEF
Information on the certificates listed above can be found on the following file:
[Certificates, PDF file]
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FACULTY ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty adviser in this field. To send an e-mail, click on the name of the adviser you wish to reach:
Location Phone Mike Foss IC 1100D 942-2138 George Generke IC 1100B 942-2521 Michael Malczewski IC 1100C 942-2857 Tom Robertson IC 1100A 942-2439
If you are unable to reach one of the above faculty advisers in their office, phone the Automotive Lab at 942-2405. If you are unable to contact an adviser, messages may be left with the Business and Technology Division, IC 2026, 942-2592.
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