Automotive technology | Stark State College

The Stark State College automotive technology two-year associate’s degree program, one of the top programs in Ohio, is designed to give students a solid foundation in the automotive technical skills and the academic classes needed to quickly advance in their automotive careers. With an emphasis placed on technology, academics, and hands-on application, the student progresses through a logical sequence of courses that includes domestic and import vehicles.

All of the automotive technology programs at Stark State are structured to prepare students for a productive career in the automotive service industry. In our two state-of-the-art automotive facilities, students use the latest tools and diagnostic equipment to apply practical service techniques to our fleet of late-model vehicles. This builds hands-on skills that can be applied immediately while in the program or upon graduation. The automotive curriculum is accredited by the ASE Education Foundation preparing students to pursue Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification.

Graduates work as:

• Independent or dealership automotive technicians
• Dealership service advisors
• Parts department associates
• Independent service facility managers or owners
• Factory service representatives
• Fleet maintenance technicians or managers

Stark State also offers a comprehensive automotive technology certificate and a one-year automotive certificate that contain the core automotive courses you can take right to the workforce or directly apply to the automotive technology associate degree program.

Students enrolled in the two-year automotive associate’s degree, comprehensive automotive certificate, or the one-year automotive certificate can select specialty electives in: