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Program
Overview
Automotive
Technology Education offers
students the opportunity to study a variety of professional
courses developed
and implemented from today's leading industries. Industry-recognized
certifications and licensure, internships, and college credit
exist for many students. Classroom experiences
are enhanced through high-tech lab activities that accentuate
self-direction, productivity, and professionalism while challenging
students to become problem solvers, critical thinkers, and life-long
learners.
Certifications and available licensures include: Automotive Technology
(Automotive Service Excellence - ASE) and Auto Body (ASE).
Mission
The Automotive Technology
program at Falls Church High School prepares all students to be
competent in four out of
eight Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) standards: Suspension
and Steering, Brakes, Electricity/ Electronics, Engine performance.
Through daily hands on tasks, computer diagnostic modules, individual
learning stations, live and learning interactive demonstrations,
professional responsibilities, tools knowledge and shop safety
training, communication with customers and customer service and
text book vocabulary knowledge, students will attain the necessary
skills to make educated decisions about post secondary options
which include but are not limited to 1 or more of the following:
Bachelor’s Degree, Associate’s degree, Automotive Technical/
trade school and/ or immediate job placement.
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Vision
The
Automotive Technology program at Falls Church High School strives
to prepare
students to be certified in four out of eight Automotive Service
Excellence (ASE) areas: Suspension and Steering, Brakes, Electricity/
Electronics, Engine performance. Students will pass industry
standards exams or certifications and will become competent in
the areas covered according to NATEF (National Automotive Technicians
Education Foundation) guidelines. Those areas will include but
not limit to Suspension and Steering, Brakes, Electricity/ Electronic,
and Engine Performance.
We
strive to prepare students to be highly marketable and competent
in the work place for top salary and benefits as an Automotive
Technician.
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Resources
The
following are various resources that we found
helpful to our students:
ALLDATA
- Auto Diagnostic & Repair Information
Today's
Class - Training for Schools & Vocational Centers
CareerSafe
Online
Kelly
Blue Book
ASE
- Automotive Service Excellence
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are outside the FCPS network. FCPS does not control the
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