PREREQUISITES: Completion of Automotive Technology II with a C or better

The purpose of the Automotive Technology course is to provide the student with a thorough understanding of the design, construction, and operation of automotive units. Safety precautions and safe working practices are stressed along with each unit of this course. Also, youth leadership development is an integral part of this course. The students will receive the fundamentals of the automobile or small truck from bumper-to-bumper. Each student will disassemble and reassemble each unit of the automobile to learn all parts and their function. The course will include shop management, basic troubleshooting, engine repair, fuel and ignition systems, electrical systems, brake systems, manual and automatic transmissions, suspension, and steering. Elective studies in the course will include workplace readiness, basic electricity, computer control systems and diagnosis, climate control, technical writing, basic welding, consumer economics, fundamentals of math, computer fundamentals, precision measurement, and a cooperative education program

This course is designed to allow students who have completed Auto Technology 1 & 2 to coop with area repair businesses or to assist the instructor with classes at the CTC.