With a focus on hands-on experiences, students learn to diagnose and repair problems in engines, drive trains, brakes, electrical systems, suspensions, and transmission systems. The program prepares students for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications. Graduates obtain jobs in car dealerships, independent repair shops, and other related areas.
This program offers a Short Certificate, a Certificate, and an Associate in Occupational Technologies Degree in Automotive Mechanics with a minor in Business or Medium/Heavy Truck Technician.
This degree is designed for students seeking to become multi-skilled technicians. The AOT includes both a primary technical specialty and a secondary technical specialty. Click to learn more about the Associate in Occupational Technologies degree in Automotive Mechanics.
This certificate is designed to expand your knowledge in the field and equips you with hands-on experience in automotive repair.
The short certificate is two semesters of coursework that will prepare you to enter the workforce.
Bessemer Campus
Building J
1100 Ninth Ave SW
Bessemer, AL 35022
Constine McCarty, Automotive Instructor
Phone: 205-929-3560
Email: cmccarty@lawsonstate.edu
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