Automotive Technology
www.linnbenton.edu/auto
Learn to service, diagnose, and repair modern vehicles using the latest diagnostic and undercar equipment. In cooperation with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the National Coalition of Certification Centers, Snap-on Corporation, and ASE Education Foundation, training combines operational theory with hands-on activities for engine repair, automatic transmissions, manual transmission and drive train, suspension, steering and brakes, electrical and electronic systems, heating and air conditioning, and engine performance. The Automotive programs prepares students to pass ASE certification tests and begin a career as an automotive service technician. Programs include an ASE Certified Automotive Technology, Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree and as ASE Certified Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair, One-year Certificate.
Program Requirements
Many automotive courses require placement into into WR 095 College Writing Fundamentals and MTH 075 Variables and Linear Equations. A meeting with a program advisor is required prior to registering for first year Automotive Technology classes.
Additional costs are approximately:
- $1,220.00 tool fee per term in the first 3 terms.
- $100 - $200 per term for textbooks.
- $10 lab fee per credit for each Automotive course.
Facilities
The Automotive Technology program is located in Lebanon at the Advanced Transportation Technology Center (ATTC) on 2000 West Oak Street in Lebanon, Oregon.
Some highlights of the facility include:
- 38,000 square feet of professional learning and repair space.
- Furnished Snap-on Tools for student use.
- Over 20 state-of-the-art Snap-on Diagnostic Tools including bi-directional scan tools, 4 channel scopes, flash reprogrammers, 5 gas analyzers, and many more.
- Mustang AC/EC Hybrid Dynamometer.