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Automotive Technology

Are you interested in cars and diesel equipment? Do you like to fix things?  

Engage in hands-on learning in a simulated model of a fully functioning auto service center. To prepare for occupations within the rapidly evolving auto service industry, learn safety, engine repair, automatic transmission and transaxle, manual drive train and axles, suspension and steering, brakes, electrical/electronic systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, engine performance, and foundational tasks of auto maintenance and repair.

Location: Career Connect Campus

Credentials Earned

  • ASE Entry-Level Maintenance and Light Repair

Articulated Credit Earned

Pursuing postsecondary education? See how your credits could carry over in Michigan:

Credentials and articulation is dependent on the grade earned in the class and passing credential exams.

Common Jobs and Salaries

Data provided from O-Net for Kalamazoo, MI; 2026

  • Automotive Technician – $48,210
  • Parts Specialist – $43,630
  • Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing - $128,560

 

Interested in this class? Learn more about the application process and talk with your high school counselor about enrolling.

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Meet The Instructors

Basse

Matthew Basse

Automotive Technology Instructor

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Needham

Matthew Needham

Automotive Technology Instructor

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Cornelius

Adam Cornelius

Automotive Technology Technical Assistant

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Hopwood

Dave Hopwood

Automotive Technology Technical Assistant

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This class teaches us basically all the foundational stuff we need to learn and all the car basics, and just everything you need to know in order to start working in the automotive industry.

— Kyle Delos Angelos; Gull Lake High School

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A person holds a tire in the foreground of a garage with cars on lifts in the background.
Three individuals are gathered around a disassembled engine in the foreground, with a large garage door and a sign reading %22VEHICLE DYNAMICS%22 visible in the background.
A young woman in a camouflage jacket works on the underside of a car in the foreground, with shelves of tools and other vehicles visible in the background of a garage.
A smiling person in a gray uniform stands in the foreground with a car lifted on a hydraulic lift in the background.
Two young men work on a car in a brightly lit auto shop with other vehicles and equipment in the background.
Several young men are gathered around a turquoise Ford Bronco in a workshop, with tools and equipment visible in the background.

This class is really fun! It’s all hands-on!

— Austin Eaton, Vicksburg High School