ASE Certification
ASE certification is an industry-recognized standard for professional technicians. To become ASE certified, a technician must have two years of work experience and pass ASE certification examinations. A graduate from one of Universal Technical Institute’s ASE Education Foundation accredited programs is able to substitute his or her training for one year of work experience toward ASE’s two-year work requirement. In addition, Universal Technical Institute’s curriculum is designed to help prepare students for taking ASE examinations and all Universal Technical Institute Automotive, Diesel and CRRT instructors are ASE certified in the areas they teach.
ASE Education Foundation Accreditation
ASE Education Foundation accreditation means Universal Technical Institute’s Auto, Diesel and CRRT programs have been accredited by the ASE Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that evaluates technician training programs against standards developed by the automotive, truck and collision industries. Universal Technical Institute is one of the few private career schools in the nation to offer ASE Education Foundation-accredited Automotive Technology, Diesel & Industrial Technology, and Collision Repair and Refinish Technology programs.
How Do Programs Become ASE Education Foundation Accredited?
Universal Technical Institute completed an extensive self-evaluation and application process. Upon ASE Education Foundation’s review, an evaluation team conducted on-site inspections at all Universal Technical Institute campuses, reviewing curriculum, teaching techniques, facilities, equipment, training aids, task sheets, tools, budgets and safety measures.
Note: Any new campus or program is required to graduate its first class before applying to receive ASE Education Foundation accreditation. Therefore, some Universal Technical Institute programs and their campuses may not yet be ASE Education Foundation accredited.
To confirm ASE Education Foundation accreditation of a program and it campus, a student may contact the Education Director at the applicable campus.