This two-year course includes routine automotive service facility practices, preventative maintenance procedures, customer relations, and shop safety. Students will study brakes, steering and suspension systems, automatic transmissions, and manual transmissions/drivetrains before advancing to study electrical systems (including starting and charging), engine repair, engine performance, and heating/ventilation/air conditioning. Students can potentially earn their Virginia State Inspection License. Through the ASE Education Foundation, an opportunity also exists for qualifying students to apprentice full-time at an automotive repair facility in the summer after the first school year and part-time during the second school year.

This program is offered as Honors credit with the expectation that students complete four projects throughout the year that extend beyond the standard curriculum. These projects are built into the program and are a great opportunity for students to expand their knowledge of the topics covered in class.