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Automotive General Motors Technician - GMT.CA

Automotive General Motors Technician

This open enrollment program is designed to prepare students for careers in the automotive industry as general automotive service technicians.

THIS PROGRAM IS APPROVED FOR FINANCIAL AID

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Code Course Credits
First Semester (Fall) 15 Weeks
AUT-101 Automotive Fundamentals 3
AUT-111 Automotive Brake Systems 3
AUT-141 Automotive Electrical/Electronic Principles 4
    10
Second Semester (Spring) 1st 9 Weeks
AUT-181 Automotive Practicum I 1 3
    3
Code Course Credits
Second Semester (Spring) 2nd 9 Weeks
AUT-131 Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning 3
AUT-121 Steering & Suspension Systems 4
CIS-105 Computer Literacy 3
    10
Dealership Experience (Summer)
AUT-182 Automotive Practicum II 1 3
  Total Credits 26
1 Permission of instructor required.

Program Goals

  • To provide quality, state-of-the-art training to those who
    wish to enter the automotive service industry as a GM
    technician.
  • To provide quality, state-of-the-art training to those people
    who are currently employed in the automotive service
    industry and wish to upgrade their technical skills.
  • To prepare students to enter the automotive service industry
    and serve as general automotive technicians.
  • To encourage students to embrace lifelong learning by
    applying their credits toward the associate’s degree in
    Automotive Technology.

Employment Opportunities

The students must complete at least one 9-week practicum at a GM dealership to meet graduation requirements. This practicum usually leads to full-time employment. The dealers have requested GM to develop this type of program.

Special Admissions Requirements

  • Applicants must complete the required application form,
    submit official high school records and college transcripts
    and, if applicable, arrange to take the College Placement Test.
  • After applying for admission, students will receive test
    information from the ASEP Director.
  • Applicants must bring an abstract of their driving record from
    the NJDMV.
  • After being accepted by the College, students must be
    sponsored by a General Motors dealer before beginning the
    program.
  • Students must purchase or possess a basic tool set before
    beginning their first college practicum at the sponsoring
    dealerships. (The College provides a list of the required tools.)
  • Students must have clean driving record, and be able to pass
    drug and background checks.

Contact Person

Christopher Gallo, Director
(856) 227-7200, ext. 4544
email: cgallo@camdencc.edu

Additional information

CIP Code

47.0604
Program Code

GMT.CA

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