Automotive & Diesel Master Technician

Upon successful completion of all required courses in the Automotive Technology or in the Diesel Technology A.A.S. degree a student may pursue an Automotive & Diesel Master Technician Certificate.

The Automotive & Diesel Master Technician (ADMT) Certificate will provide Auto Tech and Diesel Tech students with the opportunity to supplement and enhance their technical skills with courses specific to the auto or diesel tech program in which they did not earn their degree-certificate. To earn an ADMT certificate an Auto Tech graduate will take certain diesel tech courses and a Diesel Tech graduate will take certain auto tech courses. Students completing this additional coursework will have a wide array of employment opportunities.

Currently there are many employment opportunities in both the automotive and diesel areas that are going unfilled due to a lack of qualified personnel. The Automotive & Diesel Master Technician Certificate will also provide graduates who wish to become entrepreneurs a much broader foundation on which to build an automotive and/or diesel repair business.

Program Requirements

Total Credits 26

Certificate Requirements for an Auto Tech graduate (AUTX)

Minimum of 20 credits of Diesel Power Mechanics (DPM) course work and (6) general education credits from ACC, BUS, CWB, MAN or MAR.

Certificate Requirements for a Diesel Tech graduate (DSL4)

Minimum of 20 credits of Automotive Service Technology (ASE) course work and (6) general education credits from ACC, BUS, CWB, MAN or MAR.

Degree Descriptions

Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.) and Associate of Science Degree (A.S.)

The AA and the AS degrees are traditional 2-year degrees specifically designed to transfer to 4-year institutions for the purpose of completing a BA or a BS. They are often referred to as university parallel degrees. The general education requirements are what actually permit the degrees to be called Associates or Arts or Science. The difference between the AS and AA is minimal, with the AA permitting math courses and a science course that are not recognized under the AS degree. Read Colorado's Guaranteed Transfer Policy here.

Associate of General Studies (A.G.S.)

The AGS degree is, at times, articulated to transfer to certain 4-year institutions and programs. There is more room for flexibility in this degree. Generally, if a student decides to transfer to a 4-year school to pursue a BA or BS after earning the AGS, they may be short some of the general education requirements.

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

The Associate of Applied Science degree is rarely pursued by a student who intends to transfer to a 4-year school. It is primarily a degree that prepares a student to go directly into the workforce. It is typically a specific technical career that the student who seeks the AAS is seeking. Again, the general education requirements are less rigid with the AAS degree.

Certificate Programs

Certificates are 1-year technical programs that require no general education courses. Auto Tech, Agri-business, and Cosmetology are Certificate programs. English, math, science, etc. are not required to complete a certificate, although some students choose to take preparatory classes that might help them succeed in the program.

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