Automotive Transmission/Transaxle Tech Specialist
Offered At the following campus locations
Program Overview
The Automotive Transmission/Transaxle Tech Specialist certificate program provides students with the skills to enter the automotive industry as an entry level transmission, transaxle, and drive line technician. Topics covered include: shop safety, basic electrical/electronic theory and diagnosis, manual transmission/transaxle operation and diagnosis, automatic transmission/transaxle operation and diagnosis, axles operation and diagnosis, differentials operation and diagnosis, and 4WD/AWD systems operation and diagnosis.
Course Overview
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
AUTT 1010 Automotive Technology Intro Introduces basic concepts and practices necessary for safe and effective automotive shop operations.Topics include:safety procedures; legal/ethical responsibilities; general service; hand tools; shop organization, management, and work flow systems.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Modern Automotive Technology, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-375-0, $132
- Modern Automotive Technology workbook, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-376-7, $33.28
2284 | 2 |
AUTT 1020 Automotive Electrical Systems Introduces automotive electricity, emphasizes the basic principles, diagnosis, and service/repair of batteries, starting systems, starting system components, alternators and regulators, lighting system, gauges, horn, wiper/washer, and accessories.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Modern Automotive Technology, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-375-0, $132
- Modern Automotive Technology workbook, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-376-7, $33.28
2285 | 7 |
AUTT 2020 Auto Manual Drive Train & Axles This course introduces basics of rear-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, and four-wheel drive drive line related operation, diagnosis, service and related electronic controls.Topics include:drive shaft and half shaft, universal and constant-velocity (CV) joint diagnosis and repair; ring and pinion gears and differential case assembly; limited slip differential; drive axle shaft; four-wheel drive/all-wheel drive component diagnosis and repair.Introduces basics of front and rear-wheel drive.Clutch operation, diagnosis and service is included.Electronic controls related to transmission/transaxles operation are discussed.Topics include:clutch diagnosis and repair; transmission/transaxles diagnosis and repair.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Modern Automotive Technology, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-375-0, $132
- Modern Automotive Technology workbook, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-376-7, $33.28
2292 | 4 |
AUTT 2030 Automotive Automatic Transmissions & Transaxles Introduces students to basic automatic transmission/transaxle theory, operation, inspection, service, and repair procedures as well as electronic diagnosis and repair.Topics include:general automatic transmission and transaxle diagnosis; in vehicle and off vehicle transmission and transaxle maintenance, adjustment and repair.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Modern Automotive Technology, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-375-0, $132
- Modern Automotive Technology workbook, 9th. ed., ISBN 978-1-63126-376-7, $33.28
2293 | 5 |
| *18 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate | |
