HMT-Admin

I only know of one person who has went through the UTI program, he was one of my best friends in highschool, he went to arizona for the 2yr program. Anyhow, the plan was when he came back from school he was going to be a tech at our dealership with me. Well he came back to WA and oddly he got a job offer from another dealership but not as a technican... insted he got a job as a Service Writter, he is doing very well, makes alot more money than I do. He works at a Lexus dealership, doesnt even get his hands dirty, but I'm sure he has to handle lots of heat. I would never want that job.

I honestly think going to a automotive school is a bit of a waste. Sure you learn alot, but alot of these big automotive schools are just feeding you bullshit info, technicans dont make lots of money like they say they do. I just could never justify spending money to learn on how to work on cars. ----, you spend enough money just buying tools.

Maybe I just feel this way because I was pretty lucky on how I got started. In-house training is where its at. You learn just about everything. I suggest if someone is interested in being a tech to check out local dealerships and talk to the service manager to see if they offer any programs.

Tatakai

from what i've heard, the only difference between UTI and comunity college is the time. CC will take you about 2 years to get all ur ASE ----, and UTI takes like 6-22 weeks or somethin like that

my mom mainly wants me to go just so i can get the experience of living on my own

DA-MAX

do any of you think it helps to have UTI behind your name when applying or would simply being ASE cert with some CC classes behind you be just as well?? The AT courses I've taken at my CC are pretty in depth and taught very well and they can get you your certs too.

HondaTuner

thats out near philly, i think nonvtec lives out that way, and xenocron aint too far either.

IndianRide

you have to have 2years experiance to become ase certified a few more months and I can be there, I want to go to school for mechanics cause I feel that I don't know enough and I really want to work for honda, yeah I work at a performance shop now but the money is'nt there, Plus I work on small minor stuff since I'm not certified yet and don't have enough experiance, I've mainly been a lube tech and am just now being allowed to do more mechanics, you can make alot of money being a tech if your good and fast, thats why a dealership would be a good place to work, same cars, same problems, same solutions, you get fast. I love honda, they are insanely easy to work on and don't have many major problems so the jobs you get won't be that hard but you still get credit hours. I will probually just go to the local community college since I already have 12 credits there from high school through the step program and cost wise, plus the uti recruit pissed me off, he would'nt leave me alone, I was enrollled at dunwoody for the honda program but dropped out now I wish I would'nt have.

MikeJ-2009

skinnye, if you couldn't tell from my story, my friend got stiffed out of all the "easy jobs with good credit hours" by the senior techs. I would imagine your first years would be this way anywhere you went.

IndianRide

definately thats the way it is, but I feel I don't know enough and I want to go to school to learn more, plus I really love honda, also I'm kinda tipsy right now

Racintweek

seeing all the young guys at my work that have gone through UTI, its not worth it. soem of the guys come to us with perfect grades at school but dont know what a strut is :1

mattnteclipse

i have a feeling schools value depends alot on where you go. Yeah i had some automotive knowledge but driveability was way outa my grasp, for me community college automotive program has been really good. after the fact i feel is up to you, tool boxs have wheels on them for a reason.

d0nfry

hahah link you remind me of boomhower from king of the hill.