To prepare students for a career in the automotive service and repair industries and to enable students to make informed consumer decisions related to automotive subjects and services..

Auto Club/Skills USA is an organization offered to those students who want to participate in an automotive related club, and learn leadership and cooperation skills.

Automotive Technology I is a one year elective course for grades 9-12, designed to teach the basics of automotive and general mechanics. Instruction is conducted with a combination of textbook, lecture, and shop activities. Students will learn and demonstrate workplace behaviors and procedures required for a career in automotive technology.
Course Outline
Orientation/Safety; Purchasing & Maintaining a Vehicle; Tires & Wheels; Tool & Equipment Use; Lubrication & Cooling Systems; 4 Cycle Engine Basics; Brakes

Automotive Technology II is a one year elective course that is a continuation of Automotive Technology I for grades 10-12. Instruction is conducted with a combination of textbook, lecture, and shop activities. Students will demonstrate workplace behaviors and procedures required for a career in automotive technology.
Prerequisite: C average for semesters 1 & 2 of Auto Tech I and instructor's permission.
Course Outline
Automotive Electrical Systems; Suspension & Alignment; Fuel & Ignition Systems.

Automotive Technology III is a one year elective course that is a continuation of Automotive Technology II for grades 11-12. Instruction is conducted with a combination of textbook, lecture, and shop activities. The course will focus on automotive specific tasks. Students will demonstrate cummulative course knowledge by completing a senior automotive project approved by instructor. Students will demonstrate appropriate workplace behaviors and procedures required for a career in automotive technology.
Prerequisite: C average for semesters 1 & 2 of Auto Tech II and instructor's permission.
Course Outline
Manual transmissions; Automatic transmissions; Computer Engine Management

This is the out-of-school work experience related to automotive technology. Students enrolled in this program are employed in a local business related to automotive industry. The purpose of this program is to apply what has been learned and practiced in automotive technology to a real work environment. Credit is determined by completing 250 hours of employment. Credit is not given if the student fails his/her related automotive course. A student and employer agreement must be completed along with weekly work reports.
Co-requisite: Auto Tech III