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California Regional Consortia

Automotive Brakes and Suspension Technician

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Submitter's Information

Name

Lynell Wiggins

Title

Director of Adult Education and Workforce Development

Region

Los Angeles

College

Compton College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Paul Flor

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Automotive Brakes and Suspension Technician

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Automotive Technology (094800)

Projected Start Date

02/21/22

Catalog Description

The Automotive Brakes and Suspension Technician certificate of achievement includes fundamental courses in automotive brake and suspension systems dealing with maintenance of the modern automobile. Emphasis is on elementary operating principles and beginning skill development. 

Enrollment Completer Projections

24 students are projected to earn a certificate in this area annually.

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Program Goal

Addresses an occupational goal of automotive skill development in brakes and suspension within CTE (Limited to programs in CTE TOP codes other than ADTs). Skill building courses may be used to earn higher level certificate of achievement or learner can enter employment directly after acquiring certificate.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

8

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

This program is designed to allow students to become familiar with automotive brake and suspension systems and enter the work environment with basic skills. Courses include fundamentals in brakes, suspension, and four-wheel alignment dealing with maintenance of the modern automobile. Emphasis is on elementary operating principles and beginning skill development. Students must earn a C or higher in each course to earn the certificate of achievement.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
ATEC 111
Brakes, Suspension and Four Wheel Alignment 
8S1
ATEC 114
Brakes4S1
ATEC 116Suspension and Four Wheel Alignment4S1








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Los Angeles Regional Questions

District

Compton Community College District

College

Compton College

LA Workforce Council Voting Member

Paul Flor

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Reason for program recommendation request

Locally Approved

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
Automotive Brakes/Suspension, Transmission/Drive Train Technician Certificate of Achievement (16 units)
List similar programs at other colleges in the Los Angeles Region
Program currently in local curriculum system at Compton College, not showing up in COCI 2.0 correctly so submitting content for update.
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
24-30
Advisory Minutes
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Priority Sector

Advanced Transportation and Logistics

If this is a program modification, please provide a brief description of the changes to the program. A bulleted list of key changes is acceptable.

n/a

Submission Details

Published at

02/04/22 - 01:46 PM

Status

Recommended

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