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Gregory Matthew Lipp
Faculty
Los Angeles
Citrus College
CTE Dean
Kimberly Mathews
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Program Details
Automotive Undercar Service & Repair
New Program
Automotive Technology (094800)
08/25/25
The courses listed in the Automotive Undercar Service and Repair certificate are selected to provide a competent level of job skills needed for a technician specializing in undercar 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 preventative maintenance technician, brake and front end technician, alignment technician, general service technician and technician apprentice. Students are not required to have prior education or experience to enroll.
There are expected to be 20 - 30 students earning the Automotive Undercar Service and Repair certificate annually.
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
The Automotive Undercar Service and Repair certificate is designed to provide the student with enough skills, knowledge, and understanding to either begin a career or enhance a career in the automotive service and repair industry as a technician skilled in maintaining and repairing suspension systems and braking systems of cars and light trucks.
Course Units and Hours
11
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Course Report
The courses listed are required for a student to earn the Automotive Undercar Service and Repair certificate. Students must earn a grade of C or better in each class.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto 146 | Automotive Electrical Systems Service and Repair | 4 | S1 |
| Auto 144 | Automotive Suspension & Steering Systems Service and Repair | 4 | S2 |
| Auto 145 | Automotive Braking Systems Service and Repair | 3 | S2 |
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New Program
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 would expect to see 30 - 40 students annually
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 - 02:23 PM
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