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Automotive Technology

Automotive Technology focuses on training students in all aspects of automotive repair and maintenance. Students work and learn in an on-site service center, fully equipped with the latest technology and equipment. The program provides students with countless hands-on lessons, working on all types of vehicles, to ensure program graduates are capable and prepared to successfully transition into a career in the automotive industry. The Monty Tech Automotive Technology program is NATEF (National Automotive Technician Education Foundation, Inc.) and ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certified in all eight areas.

Student changing tire After graduation students may seek employment in any of these areas:

  • New/Used Car Dealerships
  • Rental/Fleet Operations
  • Auto Parts/Accessories
  • Engine/Transmission Rebuilding
  • Trucking Firms
  • Independent Garages

Students in the Monty Tech Automotive Technology program have an opportunity to earn a number of certifications and credentials that not only demonstrate a deep understanding of industry-related content, but also make our program graduates more employable. Throughout the 4-year program, Automotive Technology students may earn the following:

  • OSHA, Online
  • OSHA, 10-hour General Industry
  • ASE Student Certification
  • NC3/Snap-On Apollo D8 Scan Tool Certification
  • NC3/Snap-On 525F Digital Multimeter Certification
  • NC3 Shopkey Pro Service & Repair Information Level 1 Certification
  • NC3 Shopkey Pro Service & Repair Information Level 2 Certification

Graduates from our Automotive Technology program may benefit from a number of articulation agreements with area colleges and universities, as listed below. These agreements save qualified students time and money, making a college education much more attainable.

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

  • AT259 Automotive Hybrid Safety and Technology (3)

Keene State College, Keene, NH

  • ISSAFE 101 Safety Awareness (4)
  • SAFE 290 Special Topics in Safety (4)
  • KSC 100 (4)
  • **OSHA 10-hour + Safety and Pollution Prevention (SP/2) Certification

Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA

  • BMW: AB100 Automotive Fundamentals (5)
  • Chrysler: AY100 Fundamentals of Automotive Technology (5)
  • General Motors: AS100 Automotive Fiundamentals (5)
  • Toyota-Lexus: AT101 Introduction to Automotive Service (4)
  • TSEP: AI100 Automotive Fundamentals (1)

Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA

  • AUT110 Introduction to Automotive Technology (3)
  • AUT123 Electrical Systems (4.5)
  • AUT125 Engine Repair (6)

New England Institute of Technology (Automotive Technology), East Greenwich, RI

  • TT110 Basic Engine Theory (3)
  • TT111 Basic Engines Lab (2)
  • TT112 Basic Electricity Fundamentals (3)
  • TT113 Basic Electricty Fundamentals Lab (2)
  • AUT137 Advanced Electricity and Electronics (4)
  • AUT138 Advanced Electricity and Electronics Lab (2)
  • AUT139 Advanced Engines (4)
  • AUT140 Advanced Engines Lab (2)

New England Institute of Technology (Marine Technology), East Greenwich, RI

  • TT110 Basic Engine Theory (3)
  • TT111 Basic Engines Lab (2)
  • TT112 Basic Electricity Fundamentals (3)
  • TT113 Basic Electricty Fundamentals Lab (2)

Univerity of Northwestern Ohio, Lima, OH

  • AU126 Suspension and Steering (6)
  • AU127 Hydraulic Brake Systems (6)

STATEWIDE: 15 Massachusetts Community Colleges

One or more of the following course(s) or equivalent, up to 5 credits:

  • Automotive Fundamentals
  • Basic Auto Systems
  • Fundamentals of Auto Technology
  • Fundamentals of Automotive Service
  • Introduction to Automotive Service
  • Introduction to Automotive Technology

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