This hands-on program covers engines, brakes, drive trains, pneumatics and hydraulics, and electrical/electronic systems. Graduates have a wide variety of career options including truck and bus companies, oil refineries, railroads, agriculture, and more. The program prepares students for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certifications.
This program offers a Short Certificate, a Certificate, and an Associate in Occupational Technologies Degree in Medium/Heavy Truck Technician with a minor in Business or Automotive Mechanics.
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 reapir.
The short certificate is two semesters of coursework that will prepare you to enter the workforce.
Bessemer Campus
1100 Ninth Ave SW
Bessemer, AL 35022
Henry Lyles, Medium Heavy Truck Instructor
Phone: 205-929-3482
Email: hlyles@lawsonstate.edu
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