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Anyone ? anyone here goin to school to be a mechanic if so where are u goin ? im goin to sjc central i went in tryin to get in the gm asep program but dealerships were saturated with interns so i'm goin through the ford ASSET program ....hey a mechanic is a mechanic right
after i graduate im goin to UTI. i have already enrolled, and i start aug 27.im in the automotive and the ford fact program its an 18 month course. they also have diesel and motorcycle and stuff like that. should be fun im goin with a good buddy of mine. goodluck to you! just like ive been told from an uncle of mine who is a mechanic,"learn as much as you can, especially in the computer area".
They had a badass procharged camaro when my bro was there just a year ago too. UTI is a good start but get into one of the specialized training schools after you get done with basics, it will pay off.
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Josh
I went to UTI It was cool, The best things I picked up from there were the electronics courses..PAY ATTENTION.. Very helpful info there the rest was kinda for the people who really didnt know anything...Ya "Street Legal Performance" class was ok..Kevin Medkiff is the director And is a very cool guy and very educated..The Ford FACT program they offer is exellent also gives you all cert's before you graduate even masters...PLUS Houston is bad ***!! Loved it Rankin rd. is just down the street!!!
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Originally Posted by Krazyrat99TA
anyone here goin to school to be a mechanic if so where are u goin ? im goin to sjc central i went in tryin to get in the gm asep program but dealerships were saturated with interns so i'm goin through the ford ASSET program ....hey a mechanic is a mechanic right
I was wondering the same thing. I think mech is a mech but you just speclize in GM, ford, bmw, or what ever program you take. It will be easier to get a job with ford then GM. I am going go to UTI to I am taking the body repair class then auto tech.
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Originally Posted by Krazyrat99TA
anyone here goin to school to be a mechanic if so where are u goin ? im goin to sjc central i went in tryin to get in the gm asep program but dealerships were saturated with interns so i'm goin through the ford ASSET program ....hey a mechanic is a mechanic right
I went through the Ford Asset Program a few years back.
just keep up with your STAR and online training and pay attention.
you should do just fine as long as you can get past the mind numbingly boring stuff. lol
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Originally Posted by Justin3v06
I went through the Ford Asset Program a few years back.
just keep up with your STAR and online training and pay attention.
you should do just fine as long as you can get past the mind numbingly boring stuff. lol
just keep up with your STAR and online training and pay attention.
you should do just fine as long as you can get past the mind numbingly boring stuff. lol
very common soak up as much as you can in the shop and you will go a long way.
Most of the the time the instructors don't have any dealer exp, they just have a degree. And stay away from the slacker crowd too. Come graduation time you will start out with a calss of 25-30 and end up with a class of about 10-11 with only 5 that made it to graduation. Most of the time Teachers are the ones that couldn't hack it turning wrenches which is why they teach. Get your ASE out of the way too and that will help. Most of your core Academic classes are fairly easy, just stay on top of the math stuff.
As long as you stay out of Storman Norman's way (if he is still the director) than you should do good.
I don't know if Mr. Thomas or Mr. Jackson are still teaching there, but both know alot. You won't learn a lot of performance stuff in there, but you will learn the basics of the Mod Motors and how to build and tune them which is good info that can make you some money on the side. Also pay very close attention to the powerstroke section of the course too. The transmission and rearend stuff is a pain!!!!!! thats were most people flunk out. On our exam we had to put together a Manual and an automatic and label each gear which is not fun, but its different for each teacher.
GOOD LUCK!
Most of the the time the instructors don't have any dealer exp, they just have a degree. And stay away from the slacker crowd too. Come graduation time you will start out with a calss of 25-30 and end up with a class of about 10-11 with only 5 that made it to graduation. Most of the time Teachers are the ones that couldn't hack it turning wrenches which is why they teach. Get your ASE out of the way too and that will help. Most of your core Academic classes are fairly easy, just stay on top of the math stuff.
As long as you stay out of Storman Norman's way (if he is still the director) than you should do good.
I don't know if Mr. Thomas or Mr. Jackson are still teaching there, but both know alot. You won't learn a lot of performance stuff in there, but you will learn the basics of the Mod Motors and how to build and tune them which is good info that can make you some money on the side. Also pay very close attention to the powerstroke section of the course too. The transmission and rearend stuff is a pain!!!!!! thats were most people flunk out. On our exam we had to put together a Manual and an automatic and label each gear which is not fun, but its different for each teacher.
GOOD LUCK!
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Originally Posted by CRAGER
I saw that GTO...........at MTI getting fixed! lol 
Peace,
Craig.
Peace,
Craig.
As for being a mechanic, I would think that a school like UTI would be the way to go, as long as you pay close attention and study hard. It just didn't offer what I wanted in the way of performance.
