Automotive Services
Available with an Automotive Service Management Emphasis
This major leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree and prepares you for the day-to-day operations as an automobile and/or diesel repairman. You will also receive the background for preparation in specialization or for eventually owning your own shop. The training is accomplished through classroom instruction, practical occupational training, and "hands on" experience.
Curriculum Highlights
- 1st Year
- Shop Safety & Tools
- Preventative Maintenance
- Hydraulic Brakes
- Electrical Systems
- Auto-Diesel Internship
- Suspension & Steering
- 2nd Year
- Gasoline Engine Overhaul
- Fuel, Ignition, & Emission Systems
- Automatic Transmissions & Transaxles
- Heating & Air Conditioning
- 3rd Year
- Nonhydraulic Brakes
- Diesel Engine Overhaul
- Hydraulic Servicing
- Auto-Diesel Internship
- Power Train On-Road Vehicles
- Power Train Off-Road Equipment
For further details see complete major information:
Automotive Services Personal Opportunity Profile
You may also contact Admissions (1.800.BJ.AND.ME) to receive a printed copy of this information.
Key Courses
Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles In this course you will learn to diagnose, tear down, and rebuild automatic transmissions and transaxles.
Gasoline Engine Overhaul This course will give you "hands on" experience in tearing down and totally rebuilding an engine, repairing or replacing defective parts, etc. You will learn what can be repaired versus what has to be replaced. When finished, you will install the engine back into the car and test-drive it before the car is returned to the owner.
Diesel Engine Overhaul This course gives you experience in disassembling, repairing, and reassembling diesel engines typically found in trucks and heavy equipment.
Auto-Diesel Internship Provides practical hands-on experience in a shop environment in which you work on customers' vehicles. Students will work on auto-diesel projects, develop diagnostic skills, and gain customer relation skills. This course will serve to reinforce and enhance our classroom instruction.
Career Opportunities
Our graduates are working in general automotive repair shops, fleet garages, car dealerships, and diesel shops. Some have gone on summer mission teams to maintain missionary vehicles. We receive a number of requests for graduates to maintain church and Christian school bus fleets, automotive dealerships, general repair shops, and specialty shops, both locally and across the nation.