Automotive Academy
Begin Your Automotive Technology Career Now
Earn your Automotive Service Technician Certificate before you graduate, for free! Join the EICC Automotive Academy and get hands-on as you study automotive brake and electrical systems. After high school, that certificate can land you an entry level position in the industry or keep going. Build on your certificate with an EICC Automotive Technology diploma or AAS degree.
Our program is certified by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation for Automotive Service Excellence, which is why employers seek out our college graduates, 99% of which are working in this field.
Earn your Automotive Certificate
During high school
- AUT:115 Automotive Shop Safety, 1 credit
- AUT:606 Basic Automotive Electricity/Electronics, 3 credits
- AUT:524 Auto Brake Systems and Service, 4 credits
- AUT:614 Automotive Electrical I, 3 credits
- AUT:404 Automotive Suspension and Steering, 4 credits
- WBL:108 Exploring Careers: Industrial Technology, 1 credit
Award: Automotive Certificate (16 credits)
Finish your degree after high school
- AUT:704 Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning, 4 credits
- AUT:232 Automotive Transmissions I, 3 credits
- AUT:802 Engine Performance I, 3 credits
- AUT:164 Automotive Engine Repair, 4 credits
- AUT:304 Automotive Manual Drive Train and Axles, 4 credits
- COM:102 Communication Skills OR ENG:105 Composition I, 3 credits
Award: Automotive Technology Diploma (36 credits)
- AUT:233 Automotive Transmissions II, 3 credits
- AUT:656 Automotive Electrical II, 4 credits
- AUT:811 Engine Performance II, 4 credits
- HUM:105 Working in America OR HUM:110 Changes and Choices, 3 credits
- WEL:331 Welding Fundamentals, 2 credits
- AUT:913 Technical Internship, 4 credits
- AUT:817 Automotive Engine Performance III, 3 credits
- BCA:188 Computer Fund for Techs, 3 credits
- MAT:104 Applied Math Topics OR MAT:110 Math for Liberal Arts, 3 credits
- PSY:213 Industrial & Organizational Psych, 3 credits
Award: Automotive Technology AAS Degree (68 credits)
Your Career in Automotive Technology
Turn your love of cars and trucks into your career. Your degree will prepare you to pass certification exams in all of the following eight areas: Engine Repair, Manual Drive Train & Axles, Brakes, Heating & Air Conditioning, Automatic Transmission/Transaxle, Suspension & Steering, Electrical/Electronic Systems, and Engine Performance.
You might work in a shop as a general line technician, or in a specialty that specializes in certain areas of the vehicle such as brakes or transmissions. You might also work in related areas such as service advising or parts distribution.
Career Advancement Centers
Brand new ultramodern facilities for career and technical education programs, including automotive tech, culinary, healthcare, welding, and more. Enjoy multi-purpose labs, classrooms, and a large common area. Your successful career starts here.
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Your Degree = Success
Complete your education in two years. Qualify for better jobs. Earn a higher salary. Enjoy a better quality of life. The benefits of an associate's degree are impressive and wide-ranging.
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Contact our High School Team
Concurrent Advisors
Joe Shovlain
Concurrent Advisor
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563-244-7014
Office 100B
Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Holly Hansen
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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563-441-4004
Serves Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central High Schools
Lorene McLaughlin
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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563-244-7192
Serves Bellevue and Maquoketa High Schools
Marla Schultz
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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563-244-7131
Serves Clinton and Easton Valley High Schools
Concurrent Advisors
Anabelia Calderon-Flores
Concurrent Advisor
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563-288-6035
Advises Durant and Muscatine High Schools
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Mikayla Cardenas
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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Serves Muscatine High School
Patricia Madden
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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Serves Durant and North Scott High Schools
Theresa Putnam Genz
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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563-288-6047
Serves Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine High Schools
Sara Schnepper
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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Serves Wilton and West Liberty High Schools
Concurrent Advisors
Molly Gleason
Concurrent Advisor
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563-336-5241
Advises Assumption, Davenport Central and Davenport North High Schools
Lori Perez
Concurrent Advisor
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563-441-4057
Advises Davenport West and North Scott High Schools
Jill Spengler
Concurrent Advisor
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563-441-4137
Advises Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley High Schools
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Patricia Madden
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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Serves North Scott High School
Automotive Academy: Locations
Clinton Career Advancement Center
1210 11th Ave. S.
Clinton, IA 52732
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Muscatine Career Advancement Center
152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
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