Step Into the Future: Autonomous Vehicles Await
Become part of the next wave in automotive technology. San Jacinto College’s Autonomous Vehicle Certificate of Technology prepares you for careers in a rapidly growing field with hands-on training, real diagnostics, and industry certifications. With automotive technology rapidly developing each year and becoming increasingly complex, the industry demand for qualified junior (Jr.) fleet technicians is growing rapidly.
Career Opportunities and Income
Visit sanjac.edu for information regarding career opportunities and potential earnings in the Greater Houston region.
Learning & Career Pathway
The Autonomous Vehicle Certificate of Technology is intended to provide students with the skills needed to enter the workforce. At this time, this award is what employers value and hire for job entry, so the College does not currently have other certificates or degrees related to this learning pathway.
Learning Outcomes and Career Skills
A student completing this credential will be able to:
- Diagnose and repair electrical and electronic components of an autonomous vehicle system.
- Diagnose and repair mechanical systems and components of an autonomous vehicle system.
- Interpret and communicate technical information.
- Diagnose and repair hybrid systems using safety procedures.
- Utilize open-source operating systems (UNIX) and structured programming to access and solve technical problems with autonomous vehicle systems (ITSC and CETT courses).
- Integrate programmable logic controllers and robotic control systems into electromechanical systems (RBTC courses).
External Learning Experiences
This program includes external learning experiences outside of the classroom, e.g., an internship, externship, clinical, practicum, or cooperative learning experience. Those experiences are typically on-site at a business or organization.
All students participating in external learning experiences are required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the external learning sites. Some learning sites outside the college have their own vaccination requirements. These rules come from those facilities and are not mandated by the college. Failure to meet those immunization requirements may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the external learning site.
Locations
College Admission
San Jacinto College is an open admission institution. All students are welcome to apply and will be admitted to the College. You may begin the process on the College’s “How to Apply” webpage.
Program Admission
There are no additional admission requirements for the Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicle program; you only need to complete your application to the College, as noted in “College Admission” above, and follow the enrollment steps.
Plan of Study
4AUTO-AV
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| ITSC 1305 | Introduction to PC Operating Systems | 3 |
| ITSC 1307 | UNIX Operating System I | 3 |
| AUMT 1407 | Automotive Electrical Systems | 4 |
| AUMT 2421 | Automotive Electrical Diagnosis and Repair | 4 |
| AUMT 2188 | Internship - Automotive Technology | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| RBTC 1305 | Robotic Fundamentals | 3 |
| AUMT 1416 | Automotive Suspension and Steering | 4 |
| CETT 1331 | Programming for Discrete Electrical Devices | 3 |
| AUMT 2407 | Hybrid and/or Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Systems Diagnostics | 4 |
| AUMT 2288 | Internship - Automotive Technology | 2 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Summer Year One Term | ||
| RBTC 1301 | Programmable Logic Controllers | 3 |
| AUMT 1345 | Automotive Climate Control Systems | 3 |
| AUMT 2289 | Internship - Automotive Technology | 2 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Capstone Experience: AUMT 2289 Internship - Automotive Technology