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 Toyota Training and Education Network(T-TEN) programs are National Automobile Technician Education Foundation (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.
The demand for automotive technicians is high and if you train with us, you will have an excellent opportunity for career placement.
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Location
Tech Ed 1, Room 104-107
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.
Master Technician $73,000 - $100,000+
Mid-Level Tech $59,000
Entry-Level Line Tech $44,000
Lube Tech staring $31,000 while you attend college.
Source: OCADA
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
- Automotive Technology Certificate = 55-56 units (2 years)
- Brake and Alignment Specialist Certificate = 16 units (1-2 semesters)
- Emission Control Specialist Certificate = 17 units (1-2 semesters)
- Engine Specialist Certificate = 16 units (1-2 semesters)
- Maintenance Technician Certificate = 38 units (3-4 semesters)
- Performance and Driveability Certificate = 16 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive Sales and Service Certificate = 15-16 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive Technology – Toyota Specialist Certificate = 62 units (2–2.5 years)
- Transmission Specialist Certificate = 16 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive Technology Electrical Diagnostic Specialist Certificate = 16 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive Technology Electrical Systems Specialist = 11 units (1 semester)
- Automotive Electric Vehicle 1 Certificate = 20 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive Technology: Service Advisor Certificate = 8-9 units (1 semester)
- Automotive Technology: Body Electrical Systems Specialist Certificate = 12 units (1 semester)
- Automotive Technology: Body Electrical Specialist II Certificate = 16 units (1 semester)
- Automotive Technology: Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Technician Certificate = 20 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive Technology Associate in Science Degree = 73 units (2-2.5 years)
AUTOMOTIVE T-TEN PROGRAM CERTIFICATES:
- Automotive T-TEN Toyota and Lexus Specialist Certificate= 56 units (2 years)
- Automotive T-TEN Air Conditioning Specialist Certificate = 17 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive T-TEN Brake and Alignment Specialist Certificate = 17 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive T-TEN Performance and Driveability Specialist Certificate = 17 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive T-TEN Engine and Driveline Specialist Certificate = 17 units (1-2 semesters)
- Automotive T-TEN Electrical Certificate = 17 units (1-2 semesters)
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.
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
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
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT:
Marty Orozco
Department Coordinator
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT:
Michael Klyde
T-TEN Coordinator
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT:
Michael Beard
Instructor
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT:
Paul Kelley
Instructor
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT:
Jane Jepson, Ph.D.
Counselor

