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Automotive Parts and Service Management

CREDENTIAL: Diploma
START DATES
START DATES
January 2025
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Gain the knowledge and learn skills to work effectively as an automotive service advisor or automotive parts persons. Students will develop a strong foundation for future management roles within the industry.

Tuition: 22457*
Credential: Diploma
Length: 2 0 years
Hours: Full-time
Delivery: Class-based
Program Flyer: Download
Campus: Broadway Broadway
Start Dates: Jan, Sep
 

What you will learn

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • Select and resell replacement parts for a variety of automotive applications.
  • Manage automotive parts inventory.
  • Manage the customer experience in an automotive shop as a service advisor.
  • Explain the operation of a variety of automotive parts and service businesses.
  • Explain the function and operation of automotive parts.
  • Determine appropriate preventative maintenance and service for a variety of automotive applications.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders in the automotive industry.
  • Explain the function and operation of emerging automotive technology including zero emission vehicles and advanced driver assist systems.

What to expect

Lecture, group work, case studies, discussions, presentations, guest speakers, online activities.

Admission requirements

Program-specific

  • Grade 12 graduation or equivalent
  • Knowledge of English demonstrated by one of the following:
  • Workplace Math 10 with a minimum 'C-' grade or equivalent

General

  • This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. See program options for international students at VCC International.
  • Applicants who self-identify as Indigenous are strongly encouraged to connect with VCC’s Indigenous Education and Community Engagement team to learn more about VCC’s Indigenous Enrolment policy, application preparation/completion, program advising, and a range of other individualized services.
  • Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
  • Applicants must submit official transcripts and other documents as required by their course or program. Seats are offered to eligible applicants with completed applications, in order of application completion date (except for programs with competitive admissions). A complete application includes an application form, evidence of educational pre-requisites (e.g. transcripts), any required supporting documents (e.g. language proficiency, audition video), and the required deposit or fee payment. If you do not meet the requirements for the term applied, your application may be cancelled.
 

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free academic upgrading or English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, or discover which university transfer options are right for you.

Recommended Characteristics

  • Basic computer skills
  • Good general health and respiratory condition
  • Physical strength and stamina compatible with the handling of parts and equipment as required by the program
  • Ability to tolerate noise and vibration
  • Good manual dexterity
  • Good hand-eye co-ordination
  • Good eyesight and normal colour vision

Courses *

Prior learning assessment and recognition

Students may request formal recognition of prior learning attained through informal education, work, or other life experience, including Indigenous ways of knowing. Credits may be granted to students who are able to sufficiently demonstrate the learning outcomes of specific courses.

PLAR is available for all courses in the program, up to a maximum of 6 credits per term. 

Methods of PLAR vary by course, and may include a challenge exam, submission of a product or portfolio for review, or a practical demonstration. Please contact the Department for details.

See Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition policy for more information.

*International Students requesting PLAR, please contact VCC International Education Advising to learn how PLAR can impact immigration status, prior to proceeding with the PLAR request.

Fees and other costs *

Tuition Deposit

0 (0 non-refundable)

Tution deposits are payable usually within two (2) weeks after a Letter of Offer is issued.

Fee descriptionFee AmountNotes
Application fee36
Tuition Tuition 22457
Student union273
College initiative174
Materials0 not including textbooks
Campus resource899
Laundry0
Tools (deposit)0
Coverall (deposit)0
Uniform (deposit)0
Medical and Dental 550
Temporary Medical Insurance 0
U-PASS 632
Graduation45
Program-specific extra fees0
Total
Textbooks or other supplies may be required for this program. For information and prices, visit the VCC Bookstore.

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VCC Registrar's Office
1155 East Broadway
Vancouver, B.C., V5T 4V5

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