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School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Computer Science

The Tri-C Automotive Technology degree program offers courses in the day and evening. Students are taught to diagnose, correct and repair electrical, fuel, emissions and mechanical problems found in today's automobile. The program incorporates classroom, laboratory and field experience. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions as fleet service technicians, as well as positions at manufacturer's dealerships, national oil companies and transmission-repair facilities or independent garages.

Course work prepares students for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) automotive tech tests. The auto tech is certified by the ASE Education Foundation in all eight ASE categories at the MAST Master Automobile Service Technology level.

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Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
Mercedes-Benz Launch Event at the Advanced Automotive Technology Center (AATC) on December 4, 2023
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Auto Tech Open Houses

are at the Western Campus on Saturdays from 9 - 11 a.m.

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Tri-C President, Dr. Michael A. Baston, greets GM ASEP student Toriawn Jenkins in the first episode of Momentum, Oct. 2022

How to reach us

Advanced Automotive Technology Center
216-987-5330
11000 Pleasant Valley Road
Parma, Ohio  44130

Melissa Koenig, Program Director
216-987-5722
melissa.koenig@tri-c.edu

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Does your academic plan include earning a Bachelor Degree?  Tri-C is a great place to start.  View the list of partnerships we have with four year institutions.  You can search by school or Tri-C major.    

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"Employment of automotive service technicians and mechanics is projected to grow 9 percent from 2012 to 2022, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Job opportunities for qualified jobseekers should be very good." U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Technology

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