Honda PACT

The Honda PACT program prepares students for entry-level employment as an apprentice mechanic, assistant technician, mechanic’s helper, pre-delivery technician, or service technician at a Honda/Acura dealership or independent shop. The curriculum covers Honda/Acura vehicle diagnostic and maintenance, bumper to bumper. Students will have access to Honda/Acura training material, vehicle repair database which also includes instructions for specialty equipment. This program is designed for past or current students enrolled in the Automotive Technology – All Automotive Systems program or graduates from other accredited MAST Automotive Tech programs. The program is taught completely asynchronously online. Upon completion of the program, students are qualified to apply for a position at a Honda/Acura dealership.

We project about 15 certificate completers a year. 

The goal of Pasadena City College’s Automotive Technology program is to prepare graduates with the skills necessary to enter the workforce as entry-level technicians. With the addition of the Honda PACT program, we are developing an opportunity to give our students a faster pathway to an entry level technician position for Honda dealerships and Honda Independent shops. Because this program delivers Honda-specific courses, students will engage in training material used by Honda to train their technicians. The program curriculum will be taught completely online by Automotive Faculty at Pasadena City College, without additional industry costs to students. This program provides students the necessary professional training to lead to better job opportunities.

With the structure of this certificate, current and previous PCC Automotive Technology students along with graduates from other accredited MAST Auto Tech programs will meet the requirements to enroll in this program. The courses are structured to coincide with the necessary knowledge and skills acquired during completion or concurrent enrollment in the PCC Automotive Technology - All Automotive Systems certificate.  The prerequisites and requirements of the PCC Honda PACT program courses are put carefully in place to ensure foundational content knowledge is attained to ensure successful completion of the Honda PACT coursework.

By offering these courses asynchronously online, this teaching modality allows past students out in the workforce to return to school and get manufacturer-specific training without interfering with their work schedule.  Furthermore, it allows currently enrolled AUTO students to complete the Honda PACT courses alongside their primary certificate and/or associate degree courses without interfering with their in-person class schedule.

Because this program is taught completely online and students can complete the coursework through PCC, there are not any additional industry costs for students. Any student that has satisfied the course prerequisite is eligible to enroll in the courses of this program. Enrollment for this certificate will not be selective.

Student must either 1) complete PCC’s Automotive Technology - All Automotive Systems Certificate or a certificate deemed similar in an evaluation from an outside college, or 2) be enrolled in the corresponding AUTO 200 series courses. (For example, if a student is currently taking AUTO 200 they can register for AUTO 300; AUTO 201 allows for enrollment in AUTO 301, etc.)

 

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
AUTO 300 AUTO 306a	Honda PACT Fundamentals for Technicians  Honda PACT Basic Electrical	3 1.5	Year 1 Summer
AUTO 301 AUTO 306B	Honda PACT Engine Operation & Testing Honda PACT Electrical Systems	1.5 1.5	Year 1 Fall
AUTO 308 AUTO 328	Honda PACT Engine Performance Honda PACT Hybrid, Electric, and Alternative Fuels	1 1	Year 1 Spring
AUTO 307	Honda PACT Heating and Air Conditioning	1	Year 2 Summer
AUTO 302 AUTO 303	Honda PACT Automatic Transmission and Transaxles Honda PACT Manual Transmission and Transaxles	1.5 .5	Year 2 Fall
AUTO 304 AUTO 305	Honda PACT Suspension and Steering Honda PACT Brakes	2 1.5	Year 2 Spring

PCC’s Honda PACT program will be taught in conjunction with the existing Automotive Technology – All Automotive Systems certificate curriculum. It offers specific manufacture training and it uses the general program as a prerequisite.

Currently, there are 3 other schools near Pasadena City College that offer a Honda PACT program: Golden West College, Cerritos College, and Rio Hondo College. The significant difference between our program and the other 3 is the mode of delivery. The PCC program is fully online and can be taken during or after the PCC Automotive Technology - All Automotive Systems program. This flexibility of learning will bring in more graduates and working professionals who do not have to choose between work and school.

We project 15 annual completers.

This is not a program modification.