Transportation Technologies

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Programs
Each of the programs in the Transportation Technologies Division is structured to prepare you for a vital and needed career. Each program is made up of one or more specialized courses which, when added together, will give you the specific skills you will need to succeed in the workforce.

View short program descriptions here or click on a program from the list on the left for complete program details.

Courses
Individual courses within the Transportation Technologies Division may be taken separately or as part of a specific program. Each individual class will give you a specific set of knowledge and skills. When taken as part of a program, a course becomes part of a comprehensive education designed to help you succeed in the workplace. Certain courses may require instructor approval to be taken individually.

View the list of Transportation Technologies courses.

Industry Overview
Automotive service technicians and mechanics must have an increasingly broad base of knowledge about how vehicles' complex components work and interact, as well as the ability to work with electronic diagnostic equipment and computer-based technical reference materials. Automotive service technicians use these high-tech skills to inspect, maintain, and repair automobiles and light trucks with gasoline engines.

Diesel service technicians and mechanics repair and maintain the diesel engines that power transportation equipment such as heavy trucks, buses, and locomotives. Some diesel technicians and mechanics also work on heavy vehicles and mobile equipment such as bulldozers, cranes, road graders, farm tractors, combines, diesel-powered passenger automobiles, light trucks, or boats.

Truck drivers are a constant presence on the nation's highways and interstates, delivering everything from automobiles to canned foods. Firms of all kinds rely on trucks for pickup and delivery of goods because no other form of transportation can deliver goods from doorstep to doorstep. [Industry Overview is condensed from U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 2003 Career Guide to Industries: www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm]

Employment Outlook
Here’s the employment outlook for some of the Transportation Technology programs available at the SLTATC, as reported in the November 2005 Utah Department of Workforce Services Occupational Employment Survey:

Transferring and Articulation
Certain courses and programs in the Information Technologies division may be transferable from competencies to college credit at the Salt Lake Community College. Read more about Articulation Agreements and Pathways.

Program Disclosures
The College has detailed disclosure documents which discuss important information about being a student in the Information Technologies programs. Access the program disclosure documents.

More Information
Because the transportation industry is continually evolving and changing, programs and courses at the SLTATC are constantly evolving and improving so that you receive the best and most current training. Please see the individual program and course pages for the latest information.