Vermont Automotive Technology Programs
Currently, there are 16 automotive technology programs located regionally throughout Vermont, serving high school students from every community. High school automotive technology programs are designed to provide a student with basic skills and understanding in all areas of basic automotive service and light repair. Vermont Technical College offers students advanced automotive service education.
Due to the rapidly changing technology contained in today's automobiles, successful programs must keep pace by implementing and maintaining a modern classroom curriculum, equipment and laboratory experience. This state-of-the-art school-to-work experience allows students to participate in programs created by a unique partnership of the Vermont Automotive Distributors Association (VADA) the Vermont Agency of Education (VAOE) and The ASE Education Foundation (ASEEF). This partnership requires that all Vermont Automotive Programs meet or exceed the requirements established by VADA, Vermont AOE and the ASE Education Foundation.
In addition to maintaining adequate facilities, equipment, and qualified staff, all students completing the program are required to take the student level ASE exams. The results of these exams are reported directly to the Vermont Agency of Education and are compared to national norms. Programs falling below the national norms are counselled through a program improvement plan (PIP) to correct any deficiencies. Students doing well in all aspects of the program are encouraged to participate in a student internship at a participating franchise dealership. The end results are students with real-world experience and an understanding of complex and necessary skills needed in order to be successful in a career as automotive technicians.
Listed below are each of the high school automotive technology programs located in Vermont. For more information, please contact VADA.
VT Secondary Automotive Technology Program Schools including locations and instructor(s)
Burlington Technical Center Burlington, Robert Church, rchurch@bsdvt.org / Sam Caron, scaron@bsdvt.org
Center for Technology Essex Essex Junction, Gary Swan, gswan@ewsd.org / Dan Clark, dclark@ewsd.org
Central Vermont Vocational Technical Center Barre, Steve McKinstry, smckinstry@buusd.org
Cold Hollow Career Center Enosburg Falls, Baxter Weed, baxter.weed@fnesu.org
Green Mountain Technology and Career Center Hyde Park, Dennis Mercier, dmercier@gmtcc.net
Hartford Area Career and Technical Center White River Jct., Seayra Gilman, gilmans@hartfordschools.net /
Shawn Cassidy, cassidys@hartfordschools.net
Lyndon Institute Technical Center Lyndon, Center Dan Camber, dan.camber@lyndoninstitute.org
North Country Career Center Newport, Karen Chitambar, karen.chitambar@ncsuvt.org
Northwest Technical Center St. Albans, Adam Vincelette, avincelette@maplerun.org
Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center Middlebury, Eslie Jones, ejones@pahcc.org
Randolph Technical Career Center Randolph, Jason Ladd, jladd@orangesouthwest.org
River Bend Career and Technology Center Bradford; Carl Hildebrandt, carl.hildebrandt@oesu.org
Southwest Vermont Career Dev. Center Bennington, Tom Haskins, thaskins@svcdc.org
St Johnsbury Academy St. Johnsbury, Bret Bourgeois, bbourgeois@stjacademy.org
Stafford Technical Center Rutland, Bret Hudson, bret.hudson@rcpsvt.org/James Woodward, james.woodward@rcpsvt.org
Windham Regional Career Center Brattleboro, Jim Valliere, jvalliere@wsesdvt.org
VT Post-Secondary Automotive Technology Program Instructor
Vermont Technical College Will Wheeler, jww09190@vtc.vsc.edu
Due to the rapidly changing technology contained in today's automobiles, successful programs must keep pace by implementing and maintaining a modern classroom curriculum, equipment and laboratory experience. This state-of-the-art school-to-work experience allows students to participate in programs created by a unique partnership of the Vermont Automotive Distributors Association (VADA) the Vermont Agency of Education (VAOE) and The ASE Education Foundation (ASEEF). This partnership requires that all Vermont Automotive Programs meet or exceed the requirements established by VADA, Vermont AOE and the ASE Education Foundation.
In addition to maintaining adequate facilities, equipment, and qualified staff, all students completing the program are required to take the student level ASE exams. The results of these exams are reported directly to the Vermont Agency of Education and are compared to national norms. Programs falling below the national norms are counselled through a program improvement plan (PIP) to correct any deficiencies. Students doing well in all aspects of the program are encouraged to participate in a student internship at a participating franchise dealership. The end results are students with real-world experience and an understanding of complex and necessary skills needed in order to be successful in a career as automotive technicians.
Listed below are each of the high school automotive technology programs located in Vermont. For more information, please contact VADA.
VT Secondary Automotive Technology Program Schools including locations and instructor(s)
Burlington Technical Center Burlington, Robert Church, rchurch@bsdvt.org / Sam Caron, scaron@bsdvt.org
Center for Technology Essex Essex Junction, Gary Swan, gswan@ewsd.org / Dan Clark, dclark@ewsd.org
Central Vermont Vocational Technical Center Barre, Steve McKinstry, smckinstry@buusd.org
Cold Hollow Career Center Enosburg Falls, Baxter Weed, baxter.weed@fnesu.org
Green Mountain Technology and Career Center Hyde Park, Dennis Mercier, dmercier@gmtcc.net
Hartford Area Career and Technical Center White River Jct., Seayra Gilman, gilmans@hartfordschools.net /
Shawn Cassidy, cassidys@hartfordschools.net
Lyndon Institute Technical Center Lyndon, Center Dan Camber, dan.camber@lyndoninstitute.org
North Country Career Center Newport, Karen Chitambar, karen.chitambar@ncsuvt.org
Northwest Technical Center St. Albans, Adam Vincelette, avincelette@maplerun.org
Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center Middlebury, Eslie Jones, ejones@pahcc.org
Randolph Technical Career Center Randolph, Jason Ladd, jladd@orangesouthwest.org
River Bend Career and Technology Center Bradford; Carl Hildebrandt, carl.hildebrandt@oesu.org
Southwest Vermont Career Dev. Center Bennington, Tom Haskins, thaskins@svcdc.org
St Johnsbury Academy St. Johnsbury, Bret Bourgeois, bbourgeois@stjacademy.org
Stafford Technical Center Rutland, Bret Hudson, bret.hudson@rcpsvt.org/James Woodward, james.woodward@rcpsvt.org
Windham Regional Career Center Brattleboro, Jim Valliere, jvalliere@wsesdvt.org
VT Post-Secondary Automotive Technology Program Instructor
Vermont Technical College Will Wheeler, jww09190@vtc.vsc.edu