Program Objectives
All Manufacturer‑Specific Advanced Training programs complement Universal Technical Institute’s accredited Automotive and Automotive/Diesel & Industrial training programs.
All Manufacturer‑Specific Advanced Training programs are taught by manufacturer‑trained and certified Universal Technical Institute Instructors. These programs follow the same curriculum that the manufacturer would provide their technicians at their dealer/ distributor training locations. All advanced training programs are capstone courses that follow Universal Technical Institute’s accredited Automotive and Automotive/Diesel & Industrial training programs.
15‑week Manufacturer‑Specific Advanced Training available at the Exton, Houston, Lisle, Avondale, Bloomfield, Sacramento, Rancho Cucamonga, Orlando. and Mooresville campuses.
Academic Standards, Grading and Graduation Requirements
Students enrolled in Ford FACT are required by Ford Motor Company to meet separate objectives by completing 100% of the assigned FACT modules available through Universal Technical Institute and achieving an 80% or better classroom and lab evaluation grade for each of the Ford courses in the FACT section of their program to be considered credentialed by Ford.
The Ford electrical and electronics classroom credentials require students to achieve a minimum 80% in both the classroom and lab evaluation grades in order to continue their training in FACT. Students who do not achieve the Ford 80% minimum requirement for these electrical and electronics classroom credentials will have failed that respective Universal Technical Institute course and be required to repeat that course in order to continue in FACT.
Once the Ford electrical and electronics classroom credentials have been achieved, students may pass each Universal Technical Institute course with a minimum course grade average of 70% or greater in order to graduate as required by Universal Technical Institute. However, they will not be eligible to receive any additional Ford credential that falls below the 80% Ford grading standard.
Course Credential Repeat Policies and Information
The Ford electrical and electronics classroom credentials require students to achieve a minimum 80% in both the classroom and lab evaluation grades in order to continue their training in FACT. Students who do not achieve the Ford 80% minimum requirement for these two credentials will be considered to have failed that course and be required to repeat it in order to continue in FACT.
Once the Ford electrical and electronics classroom credentials have been achieved, students enrolled in the Ford FACT program who pass the course with the Universal Technical Institute minimum 70% grade threshold but do not meet the 80% threshold required by Ford for each credential may repeat the section of the Universal Technical Institute course related to that subject matter then repeat the credential final evaluation. All lab final evaluations are graded as a pass or fail outcome.
Students must make pre‑approved arrangements with campus education management to participate in the course hours during their off session, keeping in mind the Ford credential prerequisites must be met prior to the completion of FACT.
Students choosing to repeat the specific section of FACT training during their off session in order to achieve the Ford credential will not receive course credit for the time spent in class and the Universal Technical Institute course grade earned previously will not be adjusted.
Students will receive the Ford credential if they earn the required 80% or better in both the classroom and lab evaluation grades and meet all the credential prerequisite requirements. All lab final evaluations are graded as a pass or fail outcome.
Students may take advantage of this Ford FACT credential repeat opportunity once per course and there is no additional charge for the makeup hours completed during a student’s off session.
Classification Standards
Upon completion of the FACT program, a student may be classified by Ford as:
Program Graduate Student – A student who has earned all of the Ford credentials offered through the FACT training program and has met all Universal Technical Institute standards.
Program Completed Student – A FACT student who has earned a minimum of the Ford electrical and electronics classroom credentials and completed the FACT according to Universal Technical Institute standards. Students who earn this designation will only receive credit for the eligible credentials they have earned at the 80% classroom and lab evaluation grading standard.