Automotive Service

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Make the shift

Start your career servicing and repairing today’s motor vehicles. Earn a recognized trade certificate as you train on real customer cars in our fully equipped automotive repair shop.

Programs

Program name Credit Tuition Length Start date(s)
Program name Automotive Logistics and Service Operations – Zero Emission Credit Diploma Tuition $25,988 Length This program is two years of full-time study. The maximum time to complete the program is 5 years. Start date(s) Jan, Sep
Program name Automotive Service Technician Harmonized Foundation Credit Certificate Tuition $6,753 Length

The program is 40 weeks (1000 hours) in length. Students have a maximum of two (2) years to complete the program.

Start date(s) Jan, May, Sep
Program name Automotive Service Technician Apprentice Credit Apprenticeship Tuition $0 Length The technical training (28 weeks) generally takes 4 years to complete, alongside 6360 hours of work-based training. There is no maximum time to completion. Start date(s) Jan, Sep
Program name Transportation Trades Sampler Credit Short Certificate Tuition $2,197 Length This program is 300 hours. Maximum time for completion is two years. Start date(s) Feb

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Standalone courses

These courses may be taken individually outside of VCC programs.

Automotive Service

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Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.