Automotive Technology
offers a wide variety of opportunities for the students. They can learn a valuable trade through a
combination of classroom instruction and hands-on training. Curriculum is revised to keep current with
the latest technological developments in the automotive industry.
Some key areas of
instruction are: Automotive maintenance
and light repair, engine repair, automatic transmission/transaxle, manual drive
train and axle, suspension and steering, brakes, electrical/electronic systems,
heating and air conditioning, and engine performance.
Certifications
- Pennsylvania
State Inspection-Cat 1
- Pennsylvania
Emission Inspection
- ASE
Refrigerant, Reclamation & Recovery
- Snap
On Meter
- ALLDATA
Certification
- Valvoline
Oil
- OSHA
10
- SP2
Safety
- PA
Skills Certificate (NOCTI)
What will I learn?
Students will master competencies in the automotive curriculum which
will include:
- Safety
- Basic
automotive service
- Engine
repair and performance
- Suspension
and steering
- Electrical/electronic
systems
- Heating
& Air Conditioning
- PA
Safety & Emissions inspection
- Automatic
transmission/transaxles
- Manual
drive train and axles
- Brakes
Potential Career Opportunities:
Post-Secondary
Education available at Harrisburg Area Community College
(HACC), University of Northwestern Ohio, Pennsylvania College of Technology
There are several programs that can provide you with
ways to earn a college degree in less time and for less money. One way is through SOAR – Students Occupationally and Academically
Ready. These are free college credits
earned while at York Tech. These are called
articulated credits and these can save you time and money. Please click below to see the credits you are
eligible to earn through this program.
Please click here for SOAR Credits
Uniform:
Students at York Tech
are required to wear a uniform. Please
click below for information regarding your technical uniform.
Please click here for technical uniform
Contact the Instructors:
Mr. Dave Merges
Mr. Todd Kessler