GM ASEP Program Overview
General Motors ASEP delivers advanced service training, rigorous academic coursework, and real-world work experiences to provide students with the best possible preparation for a career as an automotive service technician.
- As a student in the General Motors ASEP program, you’ll get to earn while you learn, alternating between classroom training and hands on work experience at a sponsoring GM dealership.
- You’ll be working with the most advanced technology in the industry, gain a competitive advantage over untrained technicians, and gain an accelerated path to a lifetime career.
- Graduates who successfully complete the 21-month cooperative education Automotive Service Education Program will receive an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Automotive Technology and credits toward GM Master Certification in all areas.
- Once accepted into GM ASEP, you will intern with an employer who is interested in employing you. While no program or college can guarantee a job, most GM ASEP graduates gain employment at their sponsoring employer after graduation. In fact, many GM ASEP colleges report 100% placement upon graduation.
GM ASEP fulfills two goals in providing the best possible education for GM Technicians
- The program combines state-of-the-art technical training with appropriate academic coursework and dealership experience.
- Filling an industry need with well-educated and motivated technicians capable of continued growth in a technologically dynamic field.
LRCC’s rolling admissions policy does not apply to GM ASEP
- The GM ASEP degree program has a limited number of spaces; therefore, students will be selected after careful consideration of their academic record, scores on the placement exam and an interview with the Automotive Department. All candidates for this program must take the College’s placement exam and must secure a GM dealer sponsor prior to an admissions decision.
Career Opportunities
- Automotive Technician
- Service Consultant
- Service Manager
- Field Service Engineer
- Franchise shop
- Ownership
- Possible pathways to teaching/instructing
Potential Salary
- Entry Level $35K-53K
- Mid-Range $54K-75K
- Experienced $76K-100K
Program Outcomes
The student who successfully completes this program will:- Have skills necessary to service and maintain GM vehicles and the integrated systems used on these vehicles;
- Have the skills necessary to diagnose and repair GM vehicles and the integrated systems used on these vehicles;
- Have the skills necessary to develop and maintain a training path for continued growth using GM Service Technology College (GMSTC).
- Be able to maintain, repair and diagnose the integrated systems used on modern GM vehicles
Degree Curriculum
Requirements
Forms
Tools Required
Faculty
Tuition & Fees
Degree Curriculum
Total Credits: 3 Total Credits: 4 Total Credits: 3Total Credits: 69Course Sequencing
First Year
Item #TitleCreditsSocial Science Elective
Item #TitleCreditsMathematics Elective (4 credit)
Item #TitleCreditsItem #TitleCreditsHumanities/Fine Arts/Foreign Language Elective
Total Credits: 69
Requirements
A candidate for ASEP must:
- Have a high school degree or equivalent;
- Interview with one of the automotive faculty;
- Be sponsored by a General Motors dealership/AC Delco Professional Service Center;
- Have command of the English language
- Have reading comprehension skills sufficient to read and comprehend service literature;
- Have communication skills sufficient to prepare required reports;
- Be able to understand and follow both written and oral instructions;
- Be able to complete requirements for college level classes;
- Have sufficient vision to distinguish colors, read gauges, scopes, diagnostic equipment and information from a computer screen (adaptive equipment acceptable);
- Have sufficient hearing to distinguish various sounds and noises (adaptive equipment acceptable);
- Have the ability to stand for extended periods of time and the physical strength to lift automotive parts and equipment;
- Have sufficient dexterity to perform manual skills related to automotive service;
- Be able to work in an automotive service facility environment;
- Maintain a valid driver’s license;
- Be able to purchase the minimum required tools.
Forms
- Candidate Form (PDF)
- Emergency Form (PDF)
- Dealer information (PDF)
Tools Required
- Tool List (PDF)
- Tool Cost: $3500.00- $4500.00 (based on vendor)
Faculty
Jamie Decato
Transportation TechnologiesAssociate Professor, Automotive Technology; Department Chair Transportation TechnologiesForrest Powers
Transportation TechnologiesAssistant Professor GM ASEP Transportation
Tuition & Fees
Program Contact
Jamie Decato
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Forrest Powers
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Sharon Cardarelli
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