Automotive Brake and Suspension Specialist Certificate

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Important Information

Short Description

Individuals successfully completing this certificate will be ready for employment opportunities in the automotive repair industry such as brake technician, suspension technician and wheel alignment technician.

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

263

Contacts and Additional Information

Program Coordinators:

General Motors ASEP at CCBC Catonsville
Harold Babb, 443-840-4680 or hbabb@ccbcmd.edu

Ford Motor Company ASSET at CCBC Catonsville
Tony Prescott, 443-840-4360 or aprescott@ccbcmd.edu

Toyota Motor Corporation T-TEN at CCBC Catonsville
Harvey Heiserman, 443-840-5982 or hheiserman@ccbcmd.edu

Automotive Technology Global Option and all Automotive certificate programs at CCBC Catonsville
Greg Weller, 443-840-4669 or gweller@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Statewide Program
Classes offered only at the Catonsville campus
Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - Several General Education classes offer PLA. See Portfolio, Departmental Exam, CLEP, DSST, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. General education classes are required for associate degrees but not for certificates.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits.

Semester 1*

AUTO 126 - Repairing Automotive Brake Systems 4 Credit(s).
AUTO 131 - Servicing Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems 4 Credit(s).

Semester 2

AUTO 171 - Repairing Automotive Suspension Systems 4 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Program*

Program Requirements and Electives - 12 Credits

Program Requirements:

AUTO 126 - Repairing Automotive Brake Systems 4 Credit(s).
AUTO 131 - Servicing Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems 4 Credit(s).
AUTO 171 - Repairing Automotive Suspension Systems 4 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 12*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

successfully complete ASE testing for Brakes and Suspension Certification;
diagnose and repair brakes and related systems; and
use necessary machinery to refinish brake system parts.