Basic automotive skills are taught in the automotive autocore program along with electronics and theory for engine performance and advanced system diagnosis. Students receive advanced training in the eight areas of ASE testing, with preparation skills provided to pass the ASE certification tests in each of the eight specific areas, as well as, the advanced engine performance test. ASE areas include Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission/Trans-axle, Manual drive train and axles, Suspension and Steering, Brakes System Technology, Electrical/Electronic systems, Heating and Air Conditioning, Engine Performance, and Advanced Engine Performance. The mission of the Automotive Service Technology program by Lindsey Hopkins Technical College is to provide students with the necessary academic, vocational, and interpersonal skills for successful employment and lifelong learning in a rapidly changing, technologically oriented, global society.