{"id":5841,"date":"2024-07-23T15:17:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:19:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:19:31","slug":"automotive-program-earns-ase-master-level-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/23\/automotive-program-earns-ase-master-level-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Program Earns ASE Master-Level Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4440 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062.jpg\" alt=\"2021 Automotive Service and Performance Lab\" width=\"1500\" height=\"966\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062-226x146.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062-657x423.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/21NTC_AUTO_0062-560x360.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5845 img-fluid\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/ASE-Accredited-logo_final.png\" alt=\"Logo-ASE Accredited Training Program\" width=\"249\" height=\"73\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/ASE-Accredited-logo_final.png\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/automotive-service-performance\/automotive-service\/\">Automotive Service and Performance<\/a> program at Northwest Technical College has received Master Automotive Service Technology accreditation from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence &mdash; the highest level of accreditation recognized by the institute.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ketmani Kouanchao, NTC&rsquo;s executive vice president and senior academic officer, said the accreditation reflects the pride NTC has in the work done by its faculty to train future generations of mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NTC has outstanding faculty who understand the modern automotive service industry, and thanks to the support of our partners throughout the region our students have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern labs,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We thank the ASE for this accreditation, which recognizes not only the quality of our program but also the quality of our graduates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Programs earning Master Automotive Service Technology accreditation undergo rigorous evaluation by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseeducationfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ASE Education Foundation<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> using nationally accepted standards measuring the quality of a program&rsquo;s instruction, facilities and equipment.<\/p>\n<p>NTC&mdash;Bemidji&rsquo;s Technical College offers a 66-credit diploma in automotive service and performance that prepares graduates for in-demand careers in a rapidly evolving industry. Students are trained in modern service and diagnostic procedures and get hands-on experience in a recently remodeled laboratory with up-to-date service and testing equipment. Classroom and lab training covers a variety of topics including brakes, powertrain systems, diagnostic assessment, introductions to hybrid-engine vehicles and more.<\/p>\n<p>NTC training leads to graduates who are in-demand in the workforce &mdash; in the four years from 2019-2022, the most recent data available, 100 percent of NTC automotive graduates were employed in related industry careers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because this program increases cooperation between local education and industry leaders, it gives added assurance that NTC&rsquo;s graduates will be employable entry-level technicians,&rdquo; ASE Education Foundation President Michael Coley said. &ldquo;As a result of the quality education at NTC, the public will benefit since better repair technicians will join the workforce.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ASE Education Foundation is a non-profit, independent organization that evaluates and accredits entry-level technician training programs against standards developed by the automotive industry.<\/p>\n<p>The NTC Automotive Service &amp; Performance program&rsquo;s accreditation period runs until June 1, 2029.<\/p>\n<h2>For More Information<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/jc8393gt\/\">Mark Johnson<\/a>, automotive service faculty; mark.johnson@ntcmn.edu<\/p>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/career-paths\/automotive-service-performance\/automotive-service\/\">NTC Automotive Service &amp; Performance program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseeducationfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ASE Education Foundation<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aseeducationfoundation.org\/program-accreditation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ASE program accreditation<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NTC&#8217;s Automotive Service &amp; Performance program has earned the highest level of accreditation available from ASE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-top-story"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5841"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5846,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions\/5846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}