The Ford sponsored Automotive Student Service Education Training (ASSET) degree program offers a unique job training opportunity to students sponsored by a Ford dealership. The training includes all major content areas of Ford automotive systems. Students will demonstrate competency by efficiently performing prescribed tasks for Ford certification through laboratory or work experience assessments. Students who have previous college credit or an associate degree or higher may be exempt from all or part of the general education and Ford ASSET major credit requirements. Furthermore, students may use previous military training, automotive classes from accredited colleges, trade schools, or manufacturers training for credit by examination. Please contact the department coordinator for more details.
Enrollment completers are projected to be 30 per year.
The Ford ASSET Program at Cuyamaca College is a two-year associates degree and certification program designed to create a clear pathway toward course completion for students and provide Ford and Lincoln dealerships with highly qualified and trained automotive service technicians. Ford/Lincoln dealership sponsorship is a requirement of the Ford ASSET program. This work experience opportunity will provide the student with hands-on, competency-based training to allow for success and increased wages upon graduation. The cornerstone of the ASSET program hinges on a unique and long-standing partnership with Ford to foster student success in the automotive technology industry using innovative practices to accelerate learning and facilitate student placement in a fast-growing and high-paying industry.
Once enrolled in the Ford ASSET program, students are connected to an integrated and coordinated learning community designed for success and achievement. All students enrolled in the program work closely with a team of industry leaders and college faculty/staff to guide, mentor, teach, evaluate, and sponsor students from program inception to job placement.
A student who wants to participate in the Cuyamaca College distance education program must enroll in Cuyamaca College, minimally for the “B Test” courses and enroll in a college automotive program nearest their home. Work experience and general education classes should be a part of their college education plan. The Canvas Learning Management System is used to manage and work with students, respective colleges, Ford/Lincoln dealership personnel, and counselors.
Revision due to changes in AUTO course numbers.
Course Title Units
AUTO 161 Electrical Diagnosis and Repair 2
AUTO 161L Electrical Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 161T Electrical Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 162 Electronics Diagnosis and Repair 2
AUTO 162L Electronics Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 162T Electronics Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 144 Noise Vibration and Harshness Diagnosis 0.5
AUTO 144L Noise Vibration and Harshness Diagnosis Laboratory 1
AUTO 144T Noise Vibration and Harshness Diagnosis Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 151 Brake System Diagnosis and Repair 2
AUTO 151L Brake System Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 151T Brake System Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 153 Advanced Brake System Diagnosis and Repair 2
AUTO 153L Advanced Brake System Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 153T Advanced Brake System Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 143 Steering and Suspension Diagnosis and Repair 2
AUTO 143L Steering and Suspension Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 143T Steering and Suspension Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 132 Differential and 4WD System Diagnosis and Repair 1
AUTO 132L Differential and 4WD System Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 132T Differential and 4WD System Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 171 Climate Control Systems Diagnosis and Repair 1
AUTO 171L Climate Control Systems Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 171T Climate Control Systems Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 121 Automatic Transmission Theory and Operation 2
AUTO 121L Automatic Transmission Theory and Operation Laboratory 1
AUTO 121T Automatic Transmission Theory and Operation Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 126 Automatic Transmission Diagnosis and Testing 2
AUTO 126L Automatic Transmission Diagnosis and Testing Laboratory 1
AUTO 126T Automatic Transmission Diagnosis and Testing Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 181 Engine Performance I Ignition and Fuel Systems 2
AUTO 181L Engine Performance I Ignition and Fuel Systems Laboratory 1
AUTO 181T Engine Performance I Ignition and Fuel Systems Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 183 Engine Performance II Intake Exhaust and Emission Systems 2
AUTO 183L Engine Performance II Intake Exhaust and Emission Systems Laboratory 1
AUTO 183T Engine Performance II Intake Exhaust and Emission Systems Assessment Test Out 0.5
AUTO 111 Engine Diagnosis and Repair 2
AUTO 111L Engine Diagnosis and Repair Laboratory 1
AUTO 111T Engine Diagnosis and Repair Assessment Test Out 0.5
*AUTO 215 Ford ASSET Work Experience 12
Total Required 54
Plus General Education Requirements
*Must be taken for a total of 12 units.
Molly Ash · 04/29/21
Jennifer Lewis · 03/12/21 Southwestern supports this program modification. Jesse Lopez · 03/11/21 Based on available LMI and COE's endorsement, Miramar College also supports the program modification. Nichol Roe · 03/11/21 Palomar College supports this program modification Tina Recalde · 03/11/21 SD Mesa supports the program modification. Dr. Javier Ayala · 03/10/21 Endorse Dr. Al Taccone · 03/08/21 MiraCosta College supports this program modification and endorses the COE recommendation and, probably, results from gainful employment/program promotion at the college level. Tina Ngo Bartel · 03/06/21 Cuyamaca College submitted the appropriate LMI from the COE. There is a supply gap (110 annual job openings), entry-level wages are $14.69 and median wages are $20.74. Based on available LMI, the COE report supports the program modification. The COE also recommends that colleges communicate to students that the occupation’s entry-level wages are below the living wage, suggesting that more training and experience are needed for workers in this occupation to reach median wage levels.
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