Automotive Engineering Academy

Automotive Technology

Automotive Technology is a four-year program that trains students for employment in the automotive industry. Housed in a state-of-the-art facility, our program and instructors are certified by National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation/Automotive Service Excellence (NATEF/ASE)-certified. Students are trained to be automotive technician specialists.

Specialist Training

• Brakes

• Electrical

• Parts

• Service Department Representative

• Service Manager

• Suspension and Steering

• Tune-Up and Drivability

Training Equipment Used

• Alldata Information Service

• Hunter Computer Suspension Alignment System

• Hunter Wheel Balances

• Mitchell on Demand

• Vetronix Analyzing System

• Modus Scan Tool

Articulation Agreements

• Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC)

• Nashville Auto-Diesel College

Business Partners

• AutoZone

• Bumper to Bumper

• Commonwealth Dodge

• Montgomery Chevrolet/Kia

• Town and Country Ford

• Tune-up 2000

• Valvoline Instant Oil Change

Auto Collision Technology

Upon completion of Automotive Collision Technology, a four-year comprehensive program, students may specialize instructural repair, refinishing,or collision estimating. This program is housed in a state-of-the-art facility. Instructors are National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation/Automotive Service Excellence NATEF/ASE-certified and prepare students to be placed in successful positions in a commercial collision-repair lab.

Skills Training

• Automotive Refinishing

• Damage Analysis

• Estimating

• Repairing and Replacing Collision-Damaged Parts

• Specialized Welding Techniques

• Structure and Frame of an Automobile

• Working Knowledge of Collision-Repair Tools

Equipment Training

• Binks Prep Stations

• Binks Surround-Air Refinishing Booth

• Shark Computerized Measuring

• Blackhawk Frame Rack

Internship and Cooperative Education Opportunities

• Body-Repair Technician

• Collision Estimator

• Frame Specialist

• Painter

Articulation Agreements

• Nashville Auto Diesel College

Business Partners

• Bob Hook

• Grinstead Group

Youth Organization

SkillsUSA (Web site)