LEARN TO DIAGNOSE, SERVICE, AND REPAIR TODAY’S VEHICLES
Automotive Technology combines classroom instruction with extensive hands-on experience using state-of-the-art equipment in a facility modeled after Vermont’s General Service Technician Program. Students develop skills across multiple Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) areas while preparing for employment or continued training after high school.
EARN INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS
ASE Maintenance and Light Repair
ASE Automotive Service Technology
S/P2 Automotive Service Safety
BUILD REAL-WORLD SKILLS
Brakes
Steering & suspension
Alignment
Manual transmissions & transaxles
Electrical systems
EARN HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT
4 Automotive Technology elective credits
Professional English
Technical Science
Technical Math
Global Citizenship
Technical Health*
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
This program is built around learning by doing. Students combine classroom instruction with hands-on automotive work, developing the technical knowledge, diagnostic skills, and shop practices used in the automotive service industry.
DIAGNOSTICS & VEHICLE SYSTEMS
Learn to understand, inspect, diagnose, and service major vehicle systems, including brakes, steering and suspension, alignment, transmissions and transaxles, and electrical systems.
PROFESSIONAL SHOP SKILLS
Develop the safety practices, measurement skills, problem-solving habits, and professional expectations needed to work effectively in an automotive environment.
IS AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY A GOOD FIT FOR YOU?
Students entering Automotive Technology should be prepared to work both mentally and physically. Successful students are ready to:
- Work with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, basic algebra, and customary and metric measurements
- Read and understand technical material at approximately an 11th-grade level
- Perform physical work regularly in both shop and classroom environments
- Use fine and gross motor skills to work with tools, equipment, and vehicle components
- Lift up to 50 pounds
WHERE CAN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY TAKE YOU?
ENTER THE WORKFORCE
Build skills that can lead to entry-level employment in automotive service and related industries.
CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION
Use your Green Mountain Tech experience as a foundation for additional automotive training at a college or technical institution.
BUILD INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS
Graduate with the opportunity to earn ASE credentials that demonstrate automotive knowledge and skills to employers and postsecondary programs.
READY TO GET STARTED?
Take the next step toward Automotive Technology at Green Mountain Tech.