Your future in the automotive industry starts here! The demand for automotive technicians is high, and if you train with us you’ll have an excellent opportunity for career placement.
The Cypress College Automotive Technology Department is here to help you get started in your automotive career. Our instructors are qualified to teach in their specialty areas and are National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Master Technician Certified. We are a National Automobile Technician Education Foundation (NATEF) certified program affiliated with the Toyota Training and Education Network (T-TEN).
We're looking for a few good techs.
T-TEN, Toyota’s Technician & Education Network, offers world-class technical training, with hands on classroom and lab training, complemented by on-the-job experience in a Toyota or Lexus dealer service center. T-TEN’s factory-trained instructors and your dealership mentor help accelerate what you learn in class by applying it in the real world.
T-TEN schools partner with local Toyota, Scion and Lexus dealers, so you not only have the real world dealership experience and earnings while you learn, you’re job prospects are significantly improved when you graduate.
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Cypress College Automotive Technology Course Description
Students who complete the Automotive Technology field of study will be able to develop the following skills required by the NATEF to enhance their employment opportunities and advance their career goals.
The Automotive Technology Department at Cypress College provides career technical education in high-wage high-skill career pathways. The Automotive Department offers transfers to four-year institutions, associate od science degrees, technical training, certificate programs, coursework in basic automotive skills and opportunities for lifelong learning in emerging technologies.
The Cypress College Automotive Technology Department is strongly dedicated to student learning, academic achievement, personal success embracing diversity, promoting career pathways into the highly sought after “green” technology sector, contributing to the social well-being of the surrounding community and the delivery of economic and workforce development programs. The main purpose of the automotive program is to provide training to students who plan to enter into the various areas of the automotive technology field. Every student must choose a training path that will accomplish his/her goals. Each career path is different. Students have many options that allow them to complete their automotive technology course work at a pace that best fits their schedule along with taking related general education courses to meet the requirements for an Associate degree. You will have the opportunity to develop your own specialized educational plan.
There are many levels of specialization that lead to skill certificates. A student may wish to develop specialized skills necessary to enter a specific automotive area. The Toyota Technician Training & Education Network (Toyota T-TEN) program is an example of one of our specialized training programs that will train students to become Toyota/Lexus/Scion technicians. Each student should meet with a counselor or an instructor to develop an individual educational plan.
Check out the Cypress Auto video!
Watch the Cypress College Automotive Technology video and see Orange County's only T-TEN affiliate in action. Listen to interviews with students, instructors, and T-TEN graduates.
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Why choose a career in automotive?
Job Security, Growth, and Great Income!
The auto industry has always been critical to U.S. economic growth and vitality. In 2014, the industry employed over 1.4 million people, and 16.5 million new cars and light trucks hit the streets—the highest since the 2006 record of 16.94 million.**
At the end of 2014, more than 800,000 were employed in automotive repair and maintenance.*** According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report, that number is projected to grow to 1.037 million by 2020, adding 200,000 jobs — about 24% growth. Toyota, Scion and Lexus dealerships currently project they’ll need more than 1000 new technicians every year,* and that need will continue to grow with the sale of new Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles, adding to the 29.2 million** currently on the road.
All this creates growing career opportunities for T-TEN graduates. And, unlike many other fields, service technician jobs aren’t likely to be outsourced to another country.
The future is bright for T-TEN graduates. T-TEN technicians typically start at about $30,000+ a year. In some markets, Toyota or Lexus technicians who attain Master status can earn $85,000 a year, and some even earn more than $100,000 a year.*
