Automotive Light Repair Specialist Certificate

The Automotive Light Repair Specialist Certificate is designed to provide the student with entry level employment skills needed in the areas of automotive repair that have a high volume of regular service and maintenance. Students will learn to diagnosis, service, and repair electrical and lighting systems, heating and air conditioning systems, brake systems, wheel and tires, suspensions, and wheel alignment. A student can seek employment in new car dealerships, specialty repair shops, and franchise automotive repair facilities as a lube technician, A/C technician, brake repair technician, or a wheel alignment technician. This certificate requires a total of 19 units. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken.

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In Orange County, the number of automotive technology related jobs is expected to increase by 5 percent over the next five years.Nearly 1,800 job opportunities in this group will be available by 2021 due to new job growth and replacement need (e.g., retirements). There are forecasted to be nearly 360 job openings each year during the five-year frame. Table 1contains detailed employment projections data for these occupations. Since automotive master mechanics and automotive specialty technicians are emerging occupations, data collection is underway and is not yet available; therefore, all current labor market data for automotive service technicians and mechanics includes data for both of these emerging occupations.

Automotive Light Repair SpecialistCertificate

Requirement	Department Name/Course Number	Course Name	Units	CSU-GE	IGETC	Sequence
Required (19 units)	AUTO050 F	Automotive Specialty Practice	2	NA	NA	Yr 1, Fall
	AUTO065 F	Auto Electrical and Electronic Systems	5	NA	NA	Yr 1, Spring
	AUTO 083 F	Brake and Suspensions Systems Repair	8	NA	NA	Yr 1-2, Fall
	AUTO 089 F	Automotive Air Conditioning	4	NA	NA	Yr 1-2, Spring
			Total units 19

Restricted Electives	AUTO050 F	Automotive Specialty Practice	2
Restricted Electives	AUTO065 F	Auto Electrical and Electronic Systems	5
Restricted Electives	AUTO 083 F	Brake and Suspension Systems Repair	8
Restricted Electives	AUTO 089 F	Automotive Air Conditioning	4

Automotive Technology

Cerritos, Citrus, Cypress, El Camino, Golden West, Pasadena, Rio Hondo, Saddleback, Santa Ana

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