Automotive Service Technician AAAS

Shoreline Community College

The Automotive Service Technician (AST) degree builds on the General Service Technician I certificate by providing advanced repair and diagnostic skills for placement as an automotive technician. Students alternate between classroom study and a dealership internship to develop additional theory and higher levels of hands-on skills and earn certifications with our industry partners: Subaru University and Nissan Technical Training Academy (NTTA). The Automotive Service Technician Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences Degree program is designed to prepare students for careers in the automotive service industry. The AST-Degree builds on the GST I-BEST Certificate of Proficiency program by providing further instruction: Students will develop in-depth repair and diagnostic skills and earn certifications with our industry partners: Subaru University Nissan Technical Training Academy and NC3 (National Coalition of Certification Centers). Students who apply and are accepted to Shoreline's Tesla training program may apply that course to completion of the AST-Degree. Students will have an opportunity to earn an Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences Degree by completing four core general education courses.

Automotive Department