Delgado Spotlight: Automotive Technician.
You know how Delgado Community College offers Associate’s Degrees? And that they also have lots and lots of certificate programs? Well, Delgado’s Automotive Technician program has got both options--and more. Although Motor Vehicle Technology is offered at DCC as an Associates in Applied Arts, they also have certificate options AND sponsored programs working directly with manufacturers like Ford and GM. (aka… Jobs!)
Studying motor vehicle technology from an institution whose Automotive Program has been running for 75 years gives you major, major resources. Think: super skilled faculty, 40 thousand square ft of shop/classroom space, multiple automotive curriculum pathways, programs direct with auto-manufacturers, employment at an automotive dealership, Chrysler, Audi, Toyota, Subaru, and Volvo...okay, we get it, Holly, you say.
Get those hands dirty!
Motor Vehicle Technology at DCC has two concentrations: General Automotive and Collision Repair. That means there are two Motor Vehicle Technology Certificates of Technical Studies offered, each 1 year to complete with 22-25 credit hours.
DCC shares that average salaries differ between these two concentrations in Louisiana, with $18.07 per hour for an automotive technician to $20.06 per hour for a collision repair technician.
BUT WAIT! There’s more...
At DCC there are also two cooperative degree programs: ASSET with Ford Motor Company and ASEP with General Motors. Students are sponsored by a Ford or GM dealer and gain 8 weeks of work experience per semester in addition to special classes at DCC. For more information, you can contact an advisor at the school.
The opportunities at DCC are endless for those interested in skilled trade professions. Certificates are specialized and diverse. Here we just got a snapshot of how beefed up each department of study can be at community colleges. Check out more to see what interests you, from cosmetology to construction, you can build a skill that turns you from student to skilled professional.
And, if you’re interested in browsing fast trainings for lasting careers in the Skilled Trades, go here!