Advanced Emission Specialist

Certificate of Achievement
Career/Technical (Major Code: 02766)

Designed to prepare students for the Advanced Emission Specialist Technician license that allows an individual to inspect, diagnose, adjust, repair, and certify emission control systems on vehicles subject to the smog check program at licensed stations in all areas of the state.

Program Student Learning Outcome

  • Inspect diagnose and repair emission systems.

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial aid eligible program that “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”

Students who complete this program will have acquired the necessary analytical tools to successfully secure gainful employment in the field of study.

For more information regarding the data provided for this program and what it means to you as a student, please feel free to visit our SWC Gainful Employment website at: www.swccd.edu/gainfulemployment.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterUnits
AT 101 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE 3
AT 102 AUTOMOTIVE SCIENCE AND BASIC MECHANICS 3
AT 120 ENGINE PERFORMANCE I 3
AT 130 AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 3
 Units12
Second Semester
AT 140 ENGINE REPAIR 3
AT 220 ENGINE PERFORMANCE II 3
AT 230 AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS 3
AT 247 AUTOMOTIVE EMISSION SYSTEMS/COMPUTERIZE D ENGINE CONTROLS 3
 Units12
Third Semester
AT 242 CLEAN AIR CAR 3
 Units3
 Total Units27