Transportation Careers

Transportation: Auto


This course covers all the major systems of modern vehicles and general maintenance required. We will cover procedures for servicing vehicles, shop safety, and the use of service manuals and bulletins. Tools, equipment, and minor repairs or service will also be taught. A driver’s license is NOT required for this class.


Transportation: Small Engines


This course is intended to offer entry level instruction and training in the areas of tool use, measurement, maintenance, diagnostics, personal and shop safety, theory, design and applications as they pertain to the subject of small internal combustion engines.  Critical thinking and problem-solving skills would be demonstrated through completion of required projects, such as the disassembly and reassembly and successful running of a small gas engine. 



AYES — Discovery Academy for Automotive (Advanced)


The AYES (Automotive Youth Education System) program is designed to give students the opportunity to learn firsthand the art of automotive repair and diagnosis. Lab activities will include diagnosis and repair of customer vehicles and also some donated vehicles from St. Cloud Technical and Community College (SCTCC). There are four main areas of study; Brakes, Chassis Electrical, Engine Performance, and Suspension and Steering/ Wheel Alignment. The classes are provided in conjunction with SCTCC and are taught by ASE certified SCTCC instructors.



Brakes – Discovery Academy


A specific technical course designed to teach the principles of automotive hydraulic brake systems. This course builds on the essential laws of physics, motion, forces, hydraulics, thermo-dynamics, and chemical reactions and how these principles apply to the operation and diagnosis of automotive brake systems. 



Electrical/Electronic Systems – Discovery Academy


A specific technical course designed to teach the principles of electricity and electronics and apply them to automotive systems. This course builds on the essential concepts and measurement of electrical parameters, such as voltage, current, resistance, power, magnetism, electromagnetism, and magnetic induction that the student has learned in earlier physics courses. 



Engine Performance – Discovery Academy


A specific technical course designed to teach the principles of automotive engine performance and diagnosis. This course builds on the essential laws of physics, thermodynamics, and chemical reactions and teaches how these principles apply to the operation and diagnosis of engine performance systems. 



Steering and Suspension – Discovery Academy


A specific technical course to teach the principles of automotive suspension /steering systems and 4-wheel suspension alignment. This course builds on the essential concepts of geometry, gear reduction, hydraulics laws, and characteristics of liquids and how they apply to the operation and diagnosis of power steering and suspension systems.