Automotive Technology: Ford ASSET

School of Transportation Technology

Parkes Automotive Technology Center, Room 133 · (570) 327-4516

ASSET is a partnership between Ford Motor Company; Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Mazda dealers; and Pennsylvania College of Technology. The program is designed to develop entry-level service technicians by providing a unique two-year work study experience that leads to an associate's degree in automotive technology.

Ford ASSET teaches students to:

• Apply advanced operating theories
• Apply automotive operating principles
• Diagnose malfunctions in automotive systems
• Develop skills in service, repair and test procedures

ASSET is a two-year program divided into two parts — eight weeks of classroom instruction (five weeks in the summer) followed by eight weeks of paid co-op work experience at a sponsoring Ford, Lincoln, Mercury or Mazda dealership. Upon completing the ASSET program, every participant is equipped with the basic skills and experience to be a successful service technician.

Automotive Technology: Ford ASSET News

High School Students to Compete in State Auto-Skills Competition

April 2008

The state’s top 20 high school automotive students will gather at Penn College next month for the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition to determine who will advance to the national finals this summer. The college will host the hands-on finale of Pennsylvania’s annual competition outside its Parkes Automotive Technology Center on May 15, when the 10 two-member teams of juniors and seniors will test their automotive knowledge and technical prowess and perhaps obtain the keys to high-demand careers in the automotive-repair industry.

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Automotive Alumnus North America's Top Scorer on ASE Exam

December 2007

Colin N. Hoffard

An automotive graduate of Penn College has received the Technician of the Future award, sponsored by Mitchell 1 and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Colin N. Hoffard, of Willow Street, recognized for having the highest score in North America on the ASE exam, was presented with the honor during a Nov. 12 ceremony in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Career Day Held for High School Students

October 2007

Nearly 1,350 ninth- through 12-graders (and 172 chaperones) from 38 area schools gathered on Penn College's campuses Friday for Career Day, which allows high school students to explore a wide variety of technical careers through hands-on activities, tours of facilities, and discussions with students and faculty. Among the day's varied sessions were "Ford Motor Co.: Automotive Technology in the 21st Century" (left photo) and "Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Energy for the Future."
( Photos by Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer)

Automotive Faculty Members Among Few to Fully Meet Standards

April 2007

Fully meeting Ford Motor Co. standards for its Automotive Student Service Educational Training (ASSET) program are Christopher H. Van Stavoren, assistant professor of automotive technology (left), and John R. Cuprisin, associate professor of automotive technology, flanking Ford-donated diagnostic equipment in an automotive lab at Pennsylvania College of Technology

Two members of Penn College’s automotive faculty are among a select few nationally to fully meet the Ford Motor Co.’s standards for its Automotive Student Service Educational Training program. The achievements of Christopher H. Van Stavoren, assistant professor of automotive technology, and John R. Cuprisin, associate professor of automotive technology – both allied with Penn College’s Ford ASSET associate-degree major – were honored in a letter from Jim Kelly, field technical specialist for Ford.

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