Accelerate Your Future
Today’s automotive service technicians provide reliable repair and service solutions using the latest technology to diagnose and repair today's vehicles. With the population growth expected in Collin County, the demand for qualified technicians at repair shops, service centers, and manufacturer dealerships will increase as well. If you are looking for an in-demand career that lets you work with your hands and the latest in vehicle technology, our Automotive Technology program is the right choice for you.
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Degree Plans |
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Program Tracks |
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Automotive Technology (General)
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Automotive Technology- Honda PACT track
Complete training for one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world while earning college credits towards an associate of applied science degree!
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Automotive Technology- Toyota T-TEN track
The Toyota T-TEN program has one of the highest training standards in the automotive industry!
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Track Information and Requirements
The Honda Professional Automotive Career Training (PACT) program provides students training on how to maintain, diagnose, and repair two of the most popular brands in automotive. Our two-year program will allow you to become a qualified professional automotive technician for any Honda or Acura dealer.
Collin College’s Honda PACT program focuses on blending theory with real-world application.
Our 2-day schedule will allow you to absorb information through classroom lectures
and online training followed by lab exercises that mimic job-based training. Additionally,
students will need to be employed as technicians at any Honda or Acura dealership
in the area while they are in the program. Through our Honda Master Certified instructors,
students receive specialized training on Honda and Acura automobiles, and training
on tools and equipment. By the end of your first semester, you will have the skills
essential to start in express at the dealerships.
For further reading, please visit https://www.hondapact.com.
The Honda Professional Automotive Career Training (PACT) program provides students training on how to maintain, diagnose, and repair two of the most popular brands in automotive. Our two-year program will allow you to become a qualified professional automotive technician for any Honda or Acura dealer.
Collin College’s Honda PACT program focuses on blending theory with real-world application.
Our 2-day schedule will allow you to absorb information through classroom lectures
and online training followed by lab exercises that mimic job-based training. Additionally,
students will need to be employed as technicians at any Honda or Acura dealership
in the area while they are in the program. Through our Honda Master Certified instructors,
students receive specialized training on Honda and Acura automobiles, and training
on tools and equipment. By the end of your first semester, you will have the skills
essential to start in express at the dealerships.
For further reading, please visit https://www.hondapact.com.
Students enrolled in the Toyota Technician-Training and Education Network (T-TEN) program are seeking to become professional technicians at a Toyota or Lexus dealership. Under the instruction of Master Toyota or Lexus manufacturer trained Professors, students will earn Toyota and Lexus certifications and must pass two exams from the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) as required for graduation, as well as complete a 640 hour internship while in our program.
Collin College’s Toyota T-TEN program mirrors the professional training a Toyota and
Lexus technician may go through. Our program follows a 2.5 day schedule to allow appropriate
time for lectures and lab, and additionally gives students a part-time work schedule
at the Toyota or Lexus dealership on the days they are not in school.
For further reading, please visit https://www.t-ten.com.
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Automotive Technology Additional Training
Do you want to learn and develop skills to give you the foundation to become a modern automotive technician? Collin College’s Automotive Technology program is a pathway that provides up-to-date training on the operation, diagnostics and repairs of automobiles to jump-start your career! Our program offers certificates from those wanting to become a maintenance technician all the way up to our two-year associate of applied science degree where you learn every aspect of automobiles including battery electric vehicles. Additionally, our program has cooperative education courses which will require you to gain employment as a technician. It is a great way to apply what you have learned! As part of the General Automotive Technology program, students have a flexible route to help prepare them for their desired technician job. Students learn on different vehicles and manufacturers, but students can optionally participate in one of our micro partnership trainings: Ford Automotive Career Exploration (ACE), Subaru University, or Mercedes Benz (MB) Star. These are not mandatory and require additional work above the program. |
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| In the Ford ACE training, students will have access to Ford’s Web-Based Training modules. If you choose to become employed at a Ford or Lincoln dealership, you will then have the foundations to complete Ford’s in-person training to become a certified Ford-Lincoln service technician. | In the MB Star training, the student will be able to complete Mercedes Benz online training which, if they become employed at a Mercedes Benz dealer, can finish their in-person training after graduating from the General Automotive Technology program. This will allow the student to become a certified Mercedes Benz technician upon successful completion of all these tasks. | In Subaru University, Subaru’s Web-Based Training echoes the curriculum taught giving students an advantage of completing most of the entry-level training that is required of a Subaru technician, with a possibility of testing out to advance their training even further. |
Other Resources
- Do you have an interest in doing your own basic maintenance for your vehicle?
Check out our Continuing Education classes - Collin College has partnered with Rivian! Rivian employed technicians can complete
their manufacturer-related technician training in our facility.
Visit Rivian for more information
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