Automotive Technology AAS map
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Automotive Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
Total Credits Required: 140
Suggested Schedule and checklist
Suggested Schedule:
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 121: Auto Electrical & Electronic Systems
- AUT 190: Projects Lab
- MAP 117: Applied Math for Workforce Programs I
To Do:
Suggested Schedule:
- AUT 124: Brake System Service
- AUT 125: Suspension, Steering, & Alignment
- AUT 132: Hydraulics Systems
- AUT 190: Projects Lab
- WLD 101: Oxy-Acetylene Welding for AUT
- WLD 102: ARC/CMAW Welding for AUT
To Do:
- Make an education plan with your advisor
- Apply for BBCC Foundation Scholarships
Suggested Schedule:
- AUT 105: Auto Personal Computer Applications
- AUT 111: Auto Engine Service
- AUT 131: Manual Drive Train & Axles
- AUT 190: Projects Lab
To Do:
- Meet with your advisor
Suggested Schedule:
- AUT 220: Engine Performance
- AUT 290: Projects Lab
- CMST&210: Interpersonal Communication OR CMST&220: Public Speaking
To Do:
- Update your education plan with your advisor
Suggested Schedule:
- AUT 212: Automatic Transmission Repair
- AUT 213: Automotive Servicing I
- AUT 290: Projects Lab
- ENGL&101: Composition I
To Do:
- Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)
Suggested Schedule:
- AUT 211: Auto Convenience Systems
- AUT 223: Automotive Servicing II
- AUT 231: Auto Heating & Air Conditioning
- AUT 290: Projects Lab
- FAD 150: Industrial First Aid
- PSYC&100: General Psychology OR SOC&101: Intro to Sociology
To Do:
- Order cap and gown
- Attend graduation
- Begin your job search
Automotive Technology AAS Pre-Requisites Flow Chart
Start by meeting with your advisor to determine which course to take first based on your placement scores.
Math Pathway
DVS 080: College Transitions Math → MAP 117: Applied Math for Workforce I
English Pathway
ENGL 99: English Skills + CSS 106: Reading Skills → ENGL&101: Composition I
Other Automotive Courses
AUT 115: Auto Shop Safety & Env Issues (F, W, Sp) and AUT 121: Auto Electrical & Electronic Systems (F) and AUT 190: Skills Lab I (F, W, Sp) → First Year AUT Courses → Second Year AUT Courses
Limited Availability Courses Without Prerequisites
WLD 101: Oxy-Acetylene Welding for AUT (W) , WLD 102: ARC/CMAW Welding for AUT (W)
Optional Internship Substitutes
AUT 295: Work-based Learning & Seminar
KEY: F = Fall, W = Winter, Sp = Spring, Su = Summer
- Cumulative GPA must be 2.0 or higher required to earn the degree
- Meet with your advisor each quarter to make sure you are on track!
- If you start winter or spring quarter, meet with the Automotive advisor as soon as possible!
Fall, Winter or Spring.
Instruction for this program is primarily on campus. Some classes may be taught online or hybrid with on campus labs.
140 Credits = 6 Quarters* if you take 21-27 credits each quarter
*Your specific route may take longer than 6 quarters depending on the number of credits you take each quarter and where you start in your math and English pathways.
The Automotive Technology program is designed to develop entry level employment skills
for those seeking career opportunities in the automotive repair field. As long as
there are vehicles on the road, there will always be a need for highly skilled automotive
technicians to maintain, service, and repair them.
According to Washington State labor market information, over 2,500 annual job openings
are projected in automotive related industries. The agricultural equipment service
and repair industry also provides employment opportunities for our graduates. A high-tech
career in automotive technology gives a person job mobility with the security of knowing
that his/her skills will always be in demand.
A student in the BBCC automotive program receives training in all eight ASE Certification areas. Modern repair and diagnostic test equipment is used in training the student to accurately repair the complex vehicles of today. The curriculum also includes shop safety and environmental training, Industrial First Aid Certification, EPA Section 609 Refrigerant Certification, basic welding skills, and hydraulics, as well as degree required general education classes. Graduates of the Automotive Technology program obtain employment as automotive repair technicians and in related occupations such as automotive parts merchandising, alignment, tire service, and fleet maintenance.
Certificate Options
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 212: Automatic Transmission Repair
Total Credits: 9
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 220: Engine Performance
Total Credits: 19
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 231: Auto Heating & Air Conditioning
Total Credits: 7
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 111: Auto Engine Service
Total Credits: 10
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 124: Brake System Service
Total Credits: 10
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 131: Manual Drive Train & Axles
Total Credits: 9
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 121: Auto Electrical & Elecronic Systems
Total Credits: 16
- AUT 115: Shop Safety & Environmental Issues
- AUT 125: Suspension, Steering, & Alignment
Total Credits: 10
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- Attend your orientation and enroll in your 1st quarter classes
- GED & Placement assessments
- Enroll in a Beyond High School class:
- Identify intended pathway (college, military or employment)
- Update High School & Beyond Plan with your Ed Planner
- Meet with Outreach Staff
- Apply for Financial Aid with FASFA or WASFA application
- Research Scholarship/Grant Funding options
- WIOA partner funding applications
- Verify support access across campus
- Finish Graduation Plan
- Ensure placement completion
- Inquiry about college tuition waiver
- Finish High School & Beyond Plan
- Select college pathway course(s) with your Ed Planner
- Complete college course waiver [10 college credit max]
- Make certain funding is in place
- Finish High School credits
- You will complete these with your Ed Planner:
- Complete New Student Enrollment
- Apply for Graduation
- Get coupon to receive your graduation cap and tassel! And, checkout your graduation gown!
BEdA Pathway Course Options
- CMST& 210 – Interpersonal Communication OR CMST& 220 – Public Speaking (F, W, S)
- ENGL& 101 – English Composition I (F, W, S)
- Pre-Req: Placement exam or a grade of 2.0 or better in ENGL 099 or ENGL 094-BS/HU
- FAD 150 – Industrial First Aid and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Plus Bloodborne Pathogens (F, W, S)
- MAP 117: Applied Math for Workforce Programs (F, W, S)
- Pre-Req: Placement into MAP117/MATH 094 or completion of DVS 080
- PSYC& 100 – General Psychology OR SOC& 101 – Intro to Sociology (F, W, S)
- AUT 115 – Automotive Shop Safety and Environmental Issues (Auto classes start Fall quarter of even years) (F, W, S)