Your Curriculum
Automotive Technology - Honda PACT
Limited Entry
Associate of Applied Science Degree Program
Catalog Year 2013-2014*
*Information regarding the requirements for this Limited Entry program is available by accessing the Admission Requirements page.
MHCC Faculty Adviser
Steve Michener: 503-491-7148 - Room IT 52
Steve.Michener@mhcc.edu
The Honda Professional Automotive Career Training (PACT) provides students with a possibility to earn income while being trained as service technicians for American Honda Motor's Acura and Honda dealerships. The program is designed as a two-year automotive curriculum to develop the technical competency and professionalism of the incoming dealership technician. The PACT program is an instructional experience with training taking place at both Mt. Hood Community College and at the sponsoring Honda or Acura dealership. The curriculum leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology from MHCC and factory training credit from Honda.
Aimed at men and women who have a career interest in the automotive industry, this program demands a commitment to both work and study for a two-year period that could include fall, winter, spring and summer terms both years.
The PACT Student
Honda and Acura dealerships see the students in this program as their "service technicians of the future." The instructional facilities are equipped with some of the finest and most up-to-date equipment available. PACT students have the assurance of industry support and certain employment options for the future. Being accepted to the PACT program means learning the latest in automotive technology.
Program Outcomes
At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate safe shop practices and hazardous material handling
- Diagnose and repair automotive electrical systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive engine performance systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive emission systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive internal combustion engine systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive automatic transmission and transaxles systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive manual drive train and axles systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive brakes systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive steering and suspension systems as to NATEF Standard
- Diagnose and repair automotive heating and air conditioning systems as to NATEF Standard
- Perform minor vehicle services.
The Sponsoring Dealer
Honda/Acura dealerships will screen qualified applications and select those they wish to sponsor. Once a student has been selected, he or she will begin working at the dealership based on available student training positions1.
This program admits students every two years. The next application cycle will be for fall 2014 entry. Applicants to the program are accepted on a limited entry basis after meeting the selection criteria for the program. Applications are available on our website at www.mhcc.edu/LRadmissions. Once you have read the application packet, if you have questions, please call 503-491-7256 or 503-491-7148.
| First Quarter (Fall 2012) |
Cr
|
| AM110 |
Internal Combustion Engine Theory |
4 |
| AM111 |
Internal Combustion Engine Lab |
2 |
| AM118 |
Electrical Systems Theory |
4 |
| AM119 |
Electrical Systems Lab |
2 |
| AM120 |
Minor Vehicle Services |
2 |
| MTH060 |
Beginning Algebra I 2
|
4 |
| 18 |
| Second Quarter (Winter 2013) |
| AM281 |
Automotive Dealership Experience I1 |
6 |
| MTH065 |
Beginning Algebra II (or higher) 3, 4 |
4 |
| 10 |
| Third Quarter (Spring 2013) |
Cr |
| AM132 |
Automotive Electronics I Theory |
4 |
| AM133 |
Automotive Electronics I Lab |
1 |
| AM136 |
Brake Systems Theory |
3 |
| AM137 |
Brake Systems Lab |
1 |
| AM170 |
Automotive Project I |
1 |
| AM216 |
Engine Performance I Theory |
4 |
| AM217 |
Engine Performance I Lab |
2 |
| WR101 |
Workplace Communications I or
WR121 English Composition
|
3-4 |
| 19-20 |
| Fourth Quarter (Summer 2013) |
| AM282 |
Automotive Dealership Experience II1 |
6 |
| 6 |
| Fifth Quarter (Fall 2013) |
| AM251 |
Engine Performance II Theory |
4 |
| AM252 |
Engine Performance II Lab |
3 |
| AM253 |
Steering & Suspension Theory |
3 |
| AM254 |
Steering & Suspension Lab |
1 |
| AM256 |
Heating and Air Conditioning Theory |
3 |
| AM257 |
Heating and Air Conditioning Lab |
1 |
| |
Health and Physical Education requirement‡ |
3 |
| 18 |
| Sixth Quarter (Winter 2014) |
| AM283 |
Automotive Dealership Experience III1 |
6 |
| 6 |
| Seventh Quarter (Spring 2014) |
| AM152 |
Automatic Transmission Theory |
4 |
| AM153 |
Automatic Transmission Lab |
3 |
| AM156 |
Power Train Theory |
3 |
| AM157 |
Power Train Lab |
1 |
| AM258 |
Automotive Electronics II Theory |
3 |
| AM259 |
Automotive Electronics II Lab |
1 |
| AM270 |
Automotive Project II |
1 |
| PSY101 |
Psychology of Human Relations or
Human Relations requirement |
3-4 |
| 19-20 |
| Eighth Quarter (Summer 2014) |
| AM284 |
Automotive Dealership Experience IV1 |
6 |
| 6 |
| |
Total Credits |
102-104 |
1 Based on availability of sponsorship.
2 Students who placed into MTH065 or higher do not need to complete MTH060 but should instead take MTH065 or higher first quarter.
3 Required only if MTH065 was not completed first quarter.
4 Students may not use demonstrated proficiency on the College Placement Test (CPT) to satisfy this requirement.
‡ See pages 20 in printer catalog.