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Automotive Technician Training

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Curriculum Details

Arizona Automotive Institute’s comprehensive Automotive Service Technician program helps prepare you for a career as an automotive service technician. We combine classroom style education with hands-on learning to prepare you for what a career in automotive service technician will be like once you graduate. With enrollment starting on a rolling basis every 5 weeks and a program that can be completed in 13 months, your dream career could be  in your near future! By the end of our program you’ll be prepared to sit for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) exams and EPA 609 A/C Technician certification.*

Diploma: 71.5 Credit Hours, 13 Months.

*AAI does not guarantee third-party certifications. Certification requirements for taking and passing certification examinations are not controlled by AAI but by outside agencies and are subject to change by the agencies without notice to AAI. Therefore, AAI cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take certification examinations, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
  • Front-of-Shop Skills
  • 4, 6 & 8-Cylinder Training
  • Domestic Vehicles
  • Foreign Vehicles
  • Diagnostics
  • Inspections
  • Engine Performance
  • Steering
  • Suspension
  • Brakes
  • Tires
  • Electrical
  • Air Conditioning
  • Basic Repairs

What Does an Automotive Service Technician Do?

To put it simply, an automotive service technician works in an automotive repair shop and provides repairs for a customer’s vehicle. With the proper training, you can learn to become an automotive service technician and join the industry. A service technician, or auto mechanic, is often hired to make repairs on an automobile’s brakes, belts, engine, and/or transmission. 

Often, customers enter an automotive repair shop with vague concerns about their vehicle’s performance, such as a check engine light that won’t turn off. In this case, as an automotive service technician, it is their job to discover and diagnose issues that a customer’s car or truck may have and to make repairs or replace parts if necessary. If they complete an evaluation and find the automobile doesn’t require repairs or new parts, it falls to them to answer a customer’s questions and give them advice regarding what to do about any performance issues or other problems they are experiencing.

At Arizona Automotive Institute, we teach about the skills and qualities that make a good and successful automotive technician. A successful automotive technician diagnoses and repairs automotive issues quickly and provides a specific and clear explanation of the problems and the services rendered to a customer to make sure that they are in the loop about the status of their vehicle. They also should know how to communicate effectively with their fellow staff and customers.

*AAI cannot guarantee employment or salary.

Diagnostics

  • Understanding customer needs and their questions
  • Utilizing computerized diagnostic tools
  • Clearly communicating problems and solutions to customers
  • Explaining pricing for repair
  • Estimating time needed for repair

Mechanical

  • Oil changes
  • Transmission repairs
  • Engine performance diagnosis and repair
  • Drivetrain replacement
  • Wheel alignments
  • Brake wear diagnosis and repair

Electrical

  • Accident avoidance systems
  • Automated parking assistance systems
  • Braking and ABS controls
  • Electronically-shifted transmissions
  • Power/Electronically-assisted steering systems
  • Hybrid power systems
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Ready to Take the First Step?

Start earning your way to the career training you have been dreaming of with our hands-on programs at Arizona Automotive Institute. Centrally located within the Phoenix Metropolitan area, AAI is a great place to begin your journey in skills-based education. Learn more about our programs or schedule a tour to visit our innovative learning labs and campus today.

Employment Partners

 At AAI, we want to support our students from enrollment to post-graduate. We have a number of employment partners to help you find the perfect job to start your career. Some of our automotive service technician partners are:

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Bridgestone / Firestone logo
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Carvana logo
Enterprise logo
Meineke logo
Peoria Nissan logo
Sanderson Ford logo
What Our Graduates Say
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My instructors were very positive. They took the time to help me understand what I didn’t understand.

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Coming to AAI was one of the best investments I’ve made for my career. The instructors were very helpful [and] they passed down lots of real-world experience from their world experience in the field. […] And the coaching with the instructors was amazing.

Are You Ready for Your New Career?

We’re here to help you on the path towards your dream career, not your next job. If you are ready to start the next chapter of your life and looking for the technical school that will get you there, Arizona Automotive Institute is ready to help.