Build Your Future in Automotive Technology

Earn a great living in Automotive Technology. Cypress College provides state-of-the art, hands-on automotive diagnosis and repair education and training. The General Automotive and T-TEN programs are NATEF certified. The General Program includes pathways for employment at new vehicle dealers and independent repair facilities. There are also Subaru technician and Electric/ Hybrid vehicle technician pathways. The T-TEN program is a cohort program with Toyota specific course work and paid internship time at a Toyota or Lexus dealer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Program options include certificate programs and an associate in science degree.

Depending on the program and the number of units taken each semester, completing a certificate program can take as little as one to two semesters and completing the associate of science degree program can take about two years.

The program cost is $46 per unit for California residents, not including books, fees, and supplies. Units vary by course, but the average is 3 units per course. Unit fees for the 16-unit certificate would be $736, ranging up to the 76-unit associate degree, which would be $3,358. Most students also qualify for some financial aid.

Vehicle Maintenance Technician ASE-G1 Certified, $26,000+
Line Technician ASE: A4, A5, A6, A7, $46,000+
Master Technician ASE Master Certified, A1-A8, $74,000+
Master Diagnostic/Lead Technician ASE Advanced Level Certified, $84,000+

Independent Repair Facilities
Toyota/Lexus Dealers
Subaru Dealers
Quick Service Facilities
*Cypress Students are also employed at almost all major dealers including Jaguar/Land Rover, Honda, Hyundai, BMW, Ford, GM and FCA

Degrees & Certificates

Additional Requirements

There are no additional requirements to enroll in this program; however, some courses may have prerequisites that can be viewed in the Cypress College Catalog and the Schedule of Classes.

Faculty

Marty Orozco, Coordinator, Subaru and EV/Hybrid Advisor
lorozco@cypresscollege.edu
(714) 484-7245
Room: 104-107
Automotive Technology, Building TE-1 

Michael Klyde, T-TEN Coordinator
mklyde@cypresscollege.edu
(562) 881-4780
Room TE3 – 209
Automotive Technology, Building TE-1

John  Alexander
Jalexander@cypresscollege.edu

Russell Bacarella
rbacarella@cypresscollege.edu

Michael Beard
mbeard@cypresscollege.edu

Paul Kelley
pkelley@cypresscollege.edu

Louis Krebs, Lab Technician
lkrebs@cypresscollege.edu
714-484-7245

Lidia Coman, Lab Technician
lcoman@cypresscollege.edu
714-484-7245

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Average Salary in this Field

$26,000-$84,000 Per Year

Careers in this Field

Vehicle Maintenance Technician Line Technician Master Technician Master Diagnostic / Lead Technician

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Lisa Benjamin
Lisa Benjamin
“I love Cypress College! Without the help from all my professors and the lab technicians, I don’t know where I would be. They are always there to walk me through step-by-step or help me troubleshoot where I made a mistake. It is very obvious they want us to succeed. I couldn’t be happier with my decision to attend Cypress.”
- Lisa Benjamin
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Tanya Washington
"The Business/CIS Division has some of the most caring and encouraging administrators, faculty, and staff at Cypress College. While achieving my AS in Computer Programming, I was able to go to college while I fulfilled a desire of mine to help and assist students in a capacity near and dear to my heart. My horizons have expanded far beyond my dreams."
- Tanya Washington