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AUTOMOTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
2 YEARS
!
LIVE WORK
SHOP
EXPERIENCE
The Fort Hays Tech | Northwest
Automotive Technology program allows
you to start with and develop the basic
fundamentals before advancing to
the necessary job skills and related
work procedures needed to gain
employment in the automotive industry.
This progression will include the use
of technical service manuals, testing
equipment, electronic ignition systems,
rear, front, and four-wheel drive, and
power steering and brakes.
We are continually updating our
curriculum to assure that you, our
students, are able to work with the
same tools and equipment found in the
industry today. The shop training is set
up in a very similar way to repair bays in
an automotive dealership. We schedule
customer work from the community so
that the learning environment is hands-
on for job training. You learn actual on-
the-job procedures for trouble shooting,
looking up parts, figuring a job sheet
and relating with customers.
The Fort Hays Tech | Northwest Automotive
Technology program is in alignment with
the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) CIP code 47.0604: Automobile/
Automotive Mechanics Technology/
Technician. A program that prepares
individuals to apply technical knowledge
and skills to repair, service, and maintain all
types of automobiles. Includes instruction
in brake systems, electrical systems, engine
performance, engine repair, suspension
and steering, automatic and manual
transmissions and drive trains, and heating
and air condition systems.
Stackable credentials and industry
certification opportunities available.
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