Automotive Transmission Repair Certificate

(formerly Automotive Transmission Certificate)

Curriculum AUT.TRN.CERT (C447E)

The Transmission certificate program is designed to provide the student with skills necessary to seek entry-level employment at a transmission repair facility.

This program does not include all of the high-tech courses necessary for today’s master technician.

Instruction includes electricity and electronics for electrical applications to the transmission, complete brake system servicing, use of lathes for disc and drum-machining, asbestos safety control, transmission removal, overhaul and replacement, clutch replacement, universal joints, driveshafts, differential diagnosis and repair, and torque converter clutch systems.

Semester One

CourseCategoryCredits
AUT 112 Introduction to Automotive Technology

3 credits

AUT 127 # Automotive Electricity & Electronics I

4 credits

Total Semester Credits:7

Semester Two

CourseCategoryCredits
AUT 136 # Brakes Systems

4 credits

AUT 275 # Manual Transmissions & Drives

6 credits

Total Semester Credits:10

AUT 275◊: Can be taken concurrently with AUT 136◊.

Semester Three

CourseCategoryCredits
AUT 277 # Advanced Automatic Transmission & Repair

5 credits

Total Semester Credits:5

Total Credit Hours: 22

See AUT course descriptions.

Coordinator: Stewart Sikora, Ext. 3279

Gainful Employment

The information provided in the link below is available to assist students in making informed choices about their education and career.

http://www.triton.edu/GE_Certificates/AutomotiveTransmissionRepairCertificate/47.0604-Gedt.html

For more information about Gainful Employment, visit the Triton College Financial Aid Office, located in the Student Center Building, Room B-160, or send an email to: finaid@triton.edu.