Your Instructor(s)
Sam Caron
Sam Caron has been at the Burlington Technical Center since 2016. He has spent a lifetime in the collision repair industry, growing up around, as well as working at and running his father’s auto body shop. Repairing and working on cars has been a way of life that led to his other passion, motorsports. After getting a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Vermont Technical College, Sam began racing stock cars at racetracks around New England. This led to a job at NDS Motorsports where Sam became a winning crew chief in the NASCAR K&N Series and built and prepared winning cars for the ARCA Racing Series. Sam is an ASE Master Certified Collision Repair Technician and is PPG Refinish Silver level certified.
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Burlington Technical Center
Learn by doing in Burlington, Vermont.
About the Program
Automotive Science and Technology is a two-year program that meets for just over two hours per day, five days per week. The rigorous curriculum is designed to prepare students for college and/or career opportunities. CommonCore and National Science standards are an integral part of the automotive curriculum; subsequently, students study scientific principles as they’re applied to the design, operation, and service of a modern automobile.
Students will learn how engines work, troubleshoot common engine problems and fuel system issues, analyze and complete vehicle manufacture repair algorithms. Students disassemble a modern vehicle engine, use micrometers, dial indicators to measure engine components, build and test electrical circuits, complete basic vehicle maintenance procedures and operate machinery associated with lifting a car, changing/ balancing wheels and performing wheel alignments.
High School credits available include:
- Year 1 – 2.0 Elective, 0.5 Science, and 0.5 English
- Year 2 – 2.0 Elective, 0.5 Science, and 0.5 English
Follow this link for the CTE Automative, Diesel Technology, Auto-Body Collision Programs Proficiency Summary, as detailed on the VT AOE website.
National Technical Honor Society, Pennzoil Information Program, Valvoline Motor Oil Basics, SP2: Mechanical Safety, Mechanical Pollution Prevention, Ethics and You in the Automotive Industry, Land That Job: InterviewSkills for Automotive Students; ASE: Automotive Service E-Learning, Student Certification. Qualified students may be eligible to earn college credits at the following institutions: New Hampshire Technical College at Laconia, and the University of Northwestern Ohio.Automotive Science & Technology Occupations
- Automotive Service Technician
- Automotive Service Advisor
- Heavy Equipment Service Technician
- Industrial Machine Technician
- Heating & Ventilating Technician
- Plumber
- Electrician
- Automotive Sales Associate
- Automotive Parts manager
- Service Advisor
- Electrical/Mechanical Engineer
- Helicopter Technician
- Small Engine Technician
- Entrepreneur, small business owner
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