Automotive Service Consulting

Effective: Fall 2022
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This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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Program Description
This certificate focuses on Automotive Service Consultants and their relationship to the processing of work within the automotive service facility. The actions, procedures and interaction with all personnel and their value will be discussed in detail, in preparation for industry employment at an entry level.

What can I do with this major?

Potential career opportunities include:

  • Automotive Service Consultant
  • Automotive Service Writer.

Learning and Career Pathway
  • Industrial Technology & Automotive

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= Critical Course = Prerequisite for Other Courses = Prerequisite Required = Required for Major GE = General Education

Semester 1

12 units

ATEC 50
Introduction to Automotive Technology1

3 units
Automotive industry fundamentals including careers; safety; fasteners, hand tool identification and usage; vehicle systems, electrical fundamentals; service information access and use; automotive chemical and fluid applications; hazardous waste handling; general shop equipment usage, and vehicle servicing. (same as APAU 9724)
Course Details:
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

ATEC 75
Automotive Service Consultant

3 units
Automotive Service Consultant fundamentals including: Communications, customer service, legal documents, business interactions, billing, parts and labor guides, shop management applications, shop operations, sales, vehicle identification and systems operations. Course content is aligned with tasks identified by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: ATEC 50
Terms Offered: Spring, Fall

BUS 14
Business Communications

3 units
This course applies the principles of ethical and effective communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emphasizes planning, organizing, composing, and revising business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation-graphics software to create and deliver professional-level oral reports. This course is designed for students who already have college-level writing skills.
Course Details:
  1. Strongly Recommended: ENGL 1

CAS 50
Introduction to Computer Application Systems

3 units
Introduction to computer applications systems as it relates to business and home use. Course introduces software topics in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, internet, World Wide Web, electronic mail, file management, data communications and an introduction to basic computer programming. Hardware topics include PC system components and troubleshooting issues. Other topics include computer-based careers and trends, electronic computing issues, terminology, electronic communication skills, ethics, security, and netiquette in today’s business computing environment.
Course Details:
Terms Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
  • 1 - Once enrolled (registered) in ATEC 50, you may register for ATEC 75.
Total Units: 12 units
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.