Arkansas Tech Career Center automotive technology students will be better prepared for the workforce due to the donation of a new 2025 Ford Transit 350 van from Cogswell Motors and Ford Motor Company.
“We appreciate Ford Motor Company helping us donate this van so these students have current technology to learn on and work on,” said Laura Drown, general manager at Cogswell Motors. “You guys are our resource for obtaining technicians. We can’t have the dealership without service technicians. It’s important to us that you have this current technology to learn on so we have a resource to hire when you guys are ready to be out in the workforce.”
The ATCC automotive technology program teaches students about brakes, steering and suspension, electrical systems, light repair, diagnostics and emissions, engine performance and engine maintenance. The two-year, hands-on career training program is certified by the National Automotive Technician Educational Foundation.
Students who complete the ATCC automotive technology program may earn multiple industry-recognized certifications, 16 hours of college credit and a Certificate of Proficiency, which puts them on a path to earn a Technical Certificate.
“We are grateful to Cogswell Motors and Ford Motor Company for this generous and important donation to our automotive technology program at Arkansas Tech Career Center,” said Arron DeGracia, ATCC director. “This is an example of a true partnership between post-secondary education, K-12 education and industry. It is important that our students graduate from this program with a complete, A-to-Z understanding of vehicles in order to maximize their employability. When they can tell a potential employer that they have worked on a vehicle from 2005, a vehicle from 2025 and everything in between, that demonstrates that they have the wide variety of skills and depth of knowledge necessary to succeed as automotive service technicians.”
Visit www.atu.edu/careercenter to learn more about Arkansas Tech Career Center and its programs.
