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Offered at the Marinette campus. For information: (715) 735- 9361. Toll-free: (888) 385-6982. This program is fully eligible for nancial aid. As an automotive maintenance technician, you'll diagnose vehicle malfunctions, perform basic appropriate repairs, and recommend/conduct regular vehicle maintenance. With additional coursework, graduates of this technical diploma can ladder into a two-year technical diploma or associate degree in the automotive eld. This one-year, technical diploma program is ASE Certi ed to National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation Standards and is offered on our Marinette campus. A graduate of the program will have the potential for employment in the following areas: Automotive Service Technician: Diagnoses vehicle malfunctions, performs appropriate repairs, and recommends/conducts regular vehicle maintenance. Automotive Electronics Specialist: Utilizes hi-tech equipment to troubleshoot complex electrical and computer malfunctions. Replaces and reprograms engine, body and transmission controllers. Brake Specialist: Performs complete brake system safety inspections, diagnoses brake system concerns and makes necessary repairs. Steering, Suspension & Alignment Specialist: Diagnoses and repairs steering and suspension system concerns, utilizes computerized equipment to perform suspension and steering system adjustments. Engine Repair Specialist: Diagnoses engine mechanical failure, disassembles, inspects, and measures engine components, recommends/ conducts component replacement. • All NWTC Automotive programs are ASE Certi ed to NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation) Standards. • All instructional staff in the NWTC Automotive Programs are, at a minimum, Master, ASE Certi ed Technicians. • NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation) 62