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Gregory Matthew Lipp
Faculty
Los Angeles
Citrus College
CTE Dean
Kimberly Mathews
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Program Details
Automotive Underhood Service & Repair
New Program
Automotive Technology (094800)
08/25/25
The courses listed in the Automotive Underhood Service and Repair certificate are selected to provide a competent level of job skills needed for a technician specializing in underhood maintenance and light repair. The certificate is designed to prepare an individual for employment or provide the skills needed for career advancement in the automotive industry. This certificate prepares students for careers as a preventative maintenance technician, lube technician, A/C service technician, and technician apprentice. Students can enter into the program with no prior experience or education.
The program is expected to have 20 - 30 students earning the Automotive Underhood Service and Repair certificate.
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Students earning the Automotive Underhood Service and Repair certificate would be well equipped to enter into a career in the automotive service and repair industry as a technician skilled in the maintenance and light repair of engines, engine management, electrical systems, and automotive climate systems.
Course Units and Hours
12
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Course Report
Students completing the courses listed with a grade of C or better will earn the Automotive Underhood Service and Repair certificate. The courses are assembled to provide the necessary skills for a technician to service and repair areas under the hood of most cars and light trucks.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto 146 | Automotive Electrical Systems Service and Repair | 4 | S1 |
| Auto 141 | Automotive Engines Service and Repair | 2 | S2 |
| Auto 148 | Engine Management Systems Service and Repair | 4 | S3 |
| Auto 147 | Automotive Climate Control Systems Service and Repair | 2 | S4 |
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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
The program is expected to enroll 30 - 40 students each year.
Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley
The existing program is a Skill Award. The intent is to update the program to a certificate while organizing the courses into a logical sequence of stackable certificates with similar titles.
Submission Details
11/01/24 - 02:39 PM
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