Glendale Community College

Mustang, Corvette, Viper, Solstice, and Sky! Here are just several of the hot automobiles that are part of the big fleet of training vehicles within the Automotive Technology Program available at Glendale Community College. Only experienced and professional staff including committed instructors teach the latest techniques of vehicle technology and repair to students of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience.

Glendale Community College has the instructional staff that is capable of training students with the details of repairing and diagnosing of mechanical and electronic problems in vehicle and the staff has the desired combination of years of experience and certifications including industry standard ASE credentials.

You can be sponsored by three major vehicle manufacturers at Glendale. There are several other options available, including a General Automotive Program degree path, the Modular Accelerated Training (MAT) program, and several other training classes as well. For students who qualify for financial assistance, there are a variety of scholarship, grant, and loan programs available.

As vehicle technology continues to evolve, so will our programs. Up-and-coming technologies include hybrid vehicles, hydrogen power, electric cars and "green" HVAC systems, and they not only will shape future classes, they will further accelerate Glendale's Automotive programs for many more years to come. So pick up a wrench and get involved with us!

AAS DEGREE - Associate of Applied Science Degree Program

The AAS DEGREE - Associate of Applied Science degree course of study at Glendale in Automotive Technology is a great route to a thrilling occupation in the booming and changing automotive repair industry. The program is usually completed within two years; however students are able to take longer if needed.

For students who are looking for a career in automotive technology, The Associate Degree in Applied Science (AAS) requires students to complete approximately 50 credit hours of Automotive Technology Training and 18 credit hours of General Education Requirements. Both the theoretical and practical aspects of automotive operation, maintenance, and service are taught to the student according to the instruction material. Lab activities provide students with hands-on experience with several automotive systems, including air conditioning, brakes, diagnosis, electronics, emission control, fuel systems, suspension and steering systems. Contemporary, completely outfitted facilities offer pupils terrific prospects for first-hand learning even before they obtain jobs.

Modular Accelerated Automotive Program (M.A.A.P.)

The Modular Accelerated Automotive Program or MAAP permits pupils with an interest in finishing the coursework more quickly to complete the automotive requisites of the AAS. The duration of the degree program is small and runs for eleven months and the program provides automotive classes on a tighter schedule with continuous classroom and lab hours.

You can finish the Automotive Technology part of this course in under a year.

• Bumper to bumper technology will be taught
• Credits can be transferred to ASU or GCC
• A.A.S. as classes run from 7:30am to 12:30om.
• Students will be prepared for ASE testing via their required classes.

Certificate of Completion Programs

Students can move on to other areas without completing the A.A.S. They can opt to get a Certificate of Completion in one of three available areas.

Students who only want to concentrate in one specific area of automotive technology can do so. Students can choose to pursue additional Certificate of Completion Programs. Each program offered requires an average of 16 credit hours for completion, and no general education requirements exist.

Glendale Community College offers an automotive technology program.

Glendale Community College, GM, and several local dealers have joined forces with students for the GM ASEP alliance. Glendale's GM ASEP program has been a successful program since 1980.

Present day GM products are exclusively taught in the GM ASEP program. The course work is precisely concentrated on GM automobile technology and pupils will learn about GM when combine college courses and real life training at the employment site of their corresponding dealerships. The ASEP student takes intensive classes at Glendale for half of each semester (about eight weeks), and they spend the other half of the semester at the dealership, working side by side with experienced dealership technicians who act as their mentors.

We have training that is on par with what the industry is demanding, and Glendale's ASEP instructors are factory trained and certified by GM. Instructors need to update their skills each year and meet challenging and continually changing standards.

Students will work on new vehicles, training components, training aids, and factory special tools which have been given to the program by GM.

Upon completion of the program, both students and their related GM Dealers will receive credit for the curriculum taken and given.

Encouraged to participate are Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Hummer, as well as Saturn and Saab dealers. Starting in Fall 2005, ACDelco Total Service Support service centers can also be eligible to sponsor GM ASEP individuals.

FORD ASSET - Automotive Student Service Educational Training

The Ford Motor Company, Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers, and Glendale Community College have joined forces to develop the Ford Automotive Student Service Educational Training (ASSET) program. This ASSET program allows vocational and technical students to receive read-world job training at a sponsoring Lincoln Mercury or Ford dealership as they earn an Associate's Degree in Automotive Technology.

Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers are represented in the ASSET apprenticeship program. The partnership between Ford Motor Co., Glendale Community College, and Ford-Lincoln-Mercury Dealers make this Associate of Applied Science degree possible. The students in the ASSET program complete 8 weeks of coursework and laboratory classes on campus at GCC, then enroll in 14 weeks of paid cooperative work full-time at a participating dealership. This procedure lets pupils use their current technology while in an expert dealership business. The entire course takes about one and a half years to finish, with 32 weeks being spent at GCC and 52 weeks at a sponsoring dealership.

Glendale Community College is supplied with a plethora of vehicles, training aids, and special tools by the Ford Motor Company in order to help the students to gain training and experience. Because of Ford's commitment to the education program, they will always have current service literature and a targeted curriculum. Students are assured that they will receive the most leading edge training related to their future employment opportunities. Completing the ASSET program meets several of the Ford Dealer training requirements as well.

Ford also insists that ASSET teaching staff satisfy strict instruction requirements and continually update their tech know-how and expertise via Ford factory instruction.

CHRYSLER CAP - College Automotive Program

Chrysler's Apprenticeship Program (CAP)

This exists as a nation-wide program to instruct and employ this industry's very best car technicians.

The 2 year apprenticeship track is created to ready students to be employed as an auto service technician within a Chrysler dealership. Chrysler & Glendale Community College created the A.A.S. degree curriculum. The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence/National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (ASE/NATEF) has fully certified the GCC. All of the CAP trainers have worked in the field and are trained by Chrysler.

Up-to-date vehicles, parts, and learning materials are provided courtesy of Chrysler. In addition, diagnostic and other types of high-tech tools are available for gaining practical experience. CAP students do intensive 8-week sessions of classroom laboratory exercises and lecture at GCC, followed up with 10 to 20 weeks of full-time, cooperative work experience that is paid, at the individual's sponsoring Chrysler, Dodge, or Jeep dealership. Applying recent classroom activities in a professional dealership environment is what this process allows for. The entire program is divided into two stages lasting for a duration of two years, with the first stage of the program lasting for thirty two weeks being spent at GCC and the second stage being spent by the student for a period of sixty six weeks at a sponsored dealership.

With the Chrysler Technical Training Skill Core Curriculum you will gain training credits after completing the CAP.

CAP graduates do receive training credit up to level 3 courses in many of the Chrysler Technical Training Skill Core Curriculum skill areas which is in fact not uncommon and the Automotive Performance program offered by the Mesa Community College is formulated to prepare students to be positioned as automotive technicians. The focus is on development and acquisition of effective diagnosis expertise. A minimum level of entry skills will be possessed by graduates. The national ASE Certification Tests, upon completion of the course work, will be passed by graduates. This will provide the graduate with marketable skills for their entrance into the job market. The program is a "hands-on" situation, dealing with real life issues. With more than just the degree program, 5 certificate programs are available as well. These range from Engine Performance & Diagnosis to Automotive electrical systems.

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