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Gregory Matthew Lipp
Faculty
Los Angeles
Citrus College
CTE Dean
Kimberly Mathews
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Program Details
Automotive General Service & Repair
New Program
Automotive Technology (094800)
08/25/25
This certificate is intended for the incumbent worker, person seeking a career change, or a person looking to start their career in the automotive service industry. This certificate is the culmination of the Automotive Service & Repair curriculum. This certificate acknowledges the workplace skills that will allow a technician to competently perform automotive maintenance and light repair on most cars and light trucks. Students can enter into the program with no prior education or experience.
There are expected to be 20 -30 students earning the Automotive General Service and Repair certificate each year.
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
This certificate prepares students for occupations such as preventative maintenance technician, lube technician, A/C service technician, brake and front end technician, alignment technician, and a general service technician.
Course Units and Hours
23
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Course Report
Students will complete the listed courses with a grade of C or better to earn the Automotive General Service and Repair certificate. The courses comprehensively cover most areas of service and repair on cars and light trucks in order to adequately prepare the student for a career.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto 140A | Automotive Safety and Inspection | 4 | S1 |
| Auto 141 | Automotive Engines Service and Repair | 2 | S2 |
| Auto 146 | Automotive Electrical Systems Service and Repair | 4 | S3 |
| Auto 144 | Automotive Suspension & Steering Systems Service and Repair | 4 | S3 |
| Auto 147 | Automotive Climate Control Systems Service and Repair | 2 | S4 |
| Auto 145 | Automotive Braking Systems Service and Repair | 3 | S5 |
| Auto 148 | Engine Management Systems Service and Repair | 4 | S5 |
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CTE - Automotive Technology
Below are a list of the community colleges in the Los Angeles area that offer automotive technology programs. Citrus College has offered an Automotive Technology program for many years. This proposal is only to reorganize the classes into a logical stackable certificate program and does not interfere with existing programs being offered at neighboring colleges.
Cerritos College – Automotive Technology
Compton College – Automotive Technology
East Los Angeles Community College – Automotive Technology
El Camino College – Automotive Technology
Glendale Community College – Automotive Technology
Long Beach City College – Automotive Technology
Los Angeles Pierce College – Automotive Technology
Los Angeles Southwest College – Automotive Technology
Los Angeles Trade Technical College – Automotive Technology
Pasadena City College – Automotive Technology
Rio Hondo College – Automotive Technology
Santa Monica College – Automotive Technology
There is expected to be 30 - 40 students enrolling in the Automotive General Service and Repair program annually.
Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley
The Automotive General Service and Repair certificate is intended to replace the existing Certificate in Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair to reflect continuity in the naming of certificates available in the program as well as the refocus of the program away from maintenance and light repair towards service and repair.
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11/01/24 - 03:03 PM
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