Program Highlights

  • Use the same advanced diagnostic and repair equipment as industry professionals to troubleshoot automotive systems.
  • Work on hybrid vehicles in a high-tech environment.
  • Diagnose, service, and repair high voltage electric vehicles and charging stations.

Career Focus

  • The first step to earning your OSHA and Legacy EV certifications is to successfully complete the one-year program. During the program, it’s time to learn and pass both exams. Finally, it’s time to update your resume and apply for and land a techncian position and/or continue your path by completing additional automotive instruction after high school.

Listing of Instructional Topics

Semester One

  • Components of an Electric Vehicle
  • Optimum Battery Management
  • Analyze Wiring Diagrams
  • Wire Size for Lengths and Current Draw
  • Electric Faults and Identify Failure

Semester Two

  • Energy Use and Charge Time Calculations
  • Battery Chemistry
  • Electric and Electronic Theory
  • EV design and Construction
  • Maintenance, Safety, and Repair

Electric Vehicle Entry Level Salary Range*

  • Hourly: $17.00–$22.79

*Source – Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wages

Related Career Pathways

  • EV Auto Technician
  • Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
  • Electrical Engineers
  • Electronic Engineers
  • Industrial Designers and Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineers