[Rock music playing]
I've been in automotive all my life.
I started in my family's business
when I was 12. We had a body shop.
And throughout my career I worked nowhere
but in automotive-type jobs.
I take it personal when something
doesn't run right.
I– I have to get it right.
I have to get it right.
It's like playing chess with a car...
and I have to win.
A lot of people don't know what's
involved in this job.
The skill set is mechanical,
hydraulics, thermal dynamics,
electrical, which is extremely important.
All of our instructors are not only ASE
certified, they're master ASE certified
and the minimum experience they have
in the field is ten years.
They can walk into any classroom
and be qualified to teach that class.
Our program is designed to max out at
16 students, we're different than a lot
of the big box schools. And we do a dual
credit program with the high schools
So we've got it set up so that you can
take your first automotive class at the
high school and it transfers here to MCC.
We have our own tools, so the student
doesn't have to invest in a tool set
before they come here. In each one of our 
labs we carry different brands of tools
so the students can see which tools
they like. What fits best in their hand
what do they like to use, and what can
they afford to buy? And that's the idea
We want to make sure that they see what's
comfortable before they make an investment
We also go straight through the Summer
We don't take off for the Summer because
it helps our students get through the
program quicker, so they can be employed
that much sooner.
Our placement rate here at MCC is 100%
– If you're a graduate.
We have people that actually come in
and recruit our students for jobs.
We also do internships, so the student
will be working at an internship, possibly
with their future employer. A lot of the
students that have internships end up
staying with the employer after the
internship is over.
We have our own local scholarship here
called the Grow A Tech scholarship
which was developed by just the employers
in this area. They just put the money in
the scholarship and it's just for
our students.
There's a tidal wave of advanced
technology coming, and we want to be there
to meet it with trained professionals
before it gets here.
We also teach the student how to teach
themselves. They're going to be training
for the rest of their life in their career
We show them how to do that.
We teach them how to learn.
