What to Expect

You’ll get hands-on experience in our auto shop, working with the latest, state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment and specialized modular trainers on an array of makes and models including hybrid electric vehicles.

Students who enroll in the AT program are in high demand in our community. We place 100% of our graduates – in fact, many students have great jobs before they even graduate. 

State Licenses and Pass Rates

A Smarter Investment

A private automotive technology program can cost you between $30,000 and $50,000 and saddle you with debt. CR’s entire two-year program will cost you less than $5,000 and offers you higher job placement rates, smaller classes and better training. 

California Employment Statistics

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Outlook 2018-2028

Employment opportunities include:

• Maintenance & Light Repair Technician
• Automotive Service Technician
• Specialty Technician
• Parts Technician
• Service Writer
• Shop Foreman
• Service Manager
• Parts Manager

“As a graduate myself, I knew the CR Auto program taught the theory, fundamentals, and diagnostic procedures students need to get them ready for anything that’s thrown at them as they build a career in the automotive repair field. So when I needed to hire a technician for fleet maintenance, I hired a student straight from CR . He has now worked for us for three years and has done a great job. He never had a job in a repair shop before this but he knew more than several people I have seen in the industry."

- John Miller, CR Automotive Technology Graduate, 2005,
Park Maintenance Chief III, California Parks and Recreation