This chart is designed to help students and parents understand the educational and physical expectations and/or recommendations for the Auto Technology program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. For additional information, please visit the program webpage. 

Program Safety & Physical Considerations

• Ability to focus on safety around moving equipment, hand tools, power tools, and other equipment
• Ability to work in tight spaces
• Frequent standing, bending and lifting required
• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more
• Ability to work independently and as a team, read and follow directions
• Stamina to stand for a long period of time
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to diagnose the source of a problem quickly and accurately
• Ability to tolerate some chemicals and strong odors

Essential Aptitudes Recommended

• Good Eye/hand/foot coordination
• Good Finger and manual dexterity
• Arm/Hand steadiness
• Spatial Acuity
• Aptitude for mechanical, electrical, electronic, computer technology, technical drawings, and diagrams
• Form perception
• Reasoning
• Ability to discriminate between objects of similar size, shape, and color

Reading & Language Arts Levels

• College Prep Reading and Language Arts
• 12th grade plus comprehension (text and manuals)
• Adequate oral and written communication skills
• Technical reading skills
• Public speaking skills

Math Level

• Basic Math Level
• College Prep Algebra I
• Ability to work with decimals, fractions, percentages, metrics, weights and measures

End of Year – 12th Grade Assessment Test

• NOCTI

Industry Certifications 

• Students will have the opportunity to earn industry certifications in the program

Program Requirements & Related Costs

• Uniform:
  • Pants – $30
  • Shirt – $7
  • Above-ankle, steel-tip shoes – $40
  • Belt – $10

Cooperative Education

• Students who meet all the requirements, including teacher recommendation, grades, attendance, and discipline record
• Students must provide their own transportation to and from the job site

Articulation Agreements

• Statewide articulation agreement
• Lehigh Carbon Community College – ACES
• Northampton Community College
• Automotive Training Center
• University of Northwestern Ohio
• Universal Technical Institute

Other Skills

• Driver’s Education helpful
• Ability to tolerate environment with several sensory inputs, dust and fumes, loud and sometimes startling noises, background noise, moving people and vehicles
• Excellent active listening skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Basic computer skills