Master Automotive Service (Plan Manufacturing, Engineering, and Advanced Technologies - 24AH)

The Automotive Technology program offers courses leading to an Associate in Applied Science, Automotive Technician. This program will provide students with a solid foundation and a variety of skills to enter the automotive industry, or to pursue further undergraduate study. The program is Master Certified by the Automotive Education Foundation formerly known as National Automotive Technician Education Foundation, Inc. (NATEF). This is the highest level of certification that the Automotive Education Foundation awards. NATEF was founded in 1983 as an independent, non-profit organization with a single mission: to evaluate technician training programs against standards developed by the automotive industry and recommend qualifying programs for certification (accreditation) by the the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). Upon successful completion of the program, students will be prepared to take the ASE technician certification exams. Students who pass the ASE certifications exams and have completed the work experience required by ASE will be awarded certification by ASE.