Annual Student Auto Skills Contest to Start in Florida, Ends at Ford Headquarters.Business Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004 The hands-on portion of the nation's largest competition for high school auto technicians begins with the first statewide competition on Friday, April 16, in Daytona Beach Daytona Beach (dātō`nə), city (1990 pop. 61,921), Volusia co., NE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and Halifax River (a lagoon); inc. 1876. Center of a rapidly urbanizing area, in a region settled by Spanish Franciscans in the 17th cent. , Fla., and ends with a National Finals event June 29 at Ford Motor Company's World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. More than $5 million in scholarships and prizes will be awarded over the next few months, as competitions are held in all 50 states culminating in the National Finals contest, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. co-sponsors Ford Motor Company and AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. . The Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition is for high school juniors and seniors. It provides two-student teams enrolled in high school automotive technology Noun 1. automotive technology - the activity of designing and constructing automobiles automotive engineering engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry courses the chance to test their abilities in accurately diagnosing and servicing identically "bugged" vehicles. The top winning team from each state also earns the right to compete for national honors and prizes. Those students are considered by Ford and AAA as the best student auto technicians in the country. (Note to editors: Contest information for each state -- including dates, locations and local contacts -- is available at: www.aaa.com/news.) Contests in each state and at the national level are organized with the support of AAA's Approved Auto Repair program, Ford personnel and local educators. AAA's Approved Auto Repair program is a service for AAA members and the public that independently inspects and approves repair facilities nationwide. Ford Motor Company provides technical assistance, vehicles and equipment for the state and national contests. Each state championship team wins scholarship funds for the Ford ASSET (Automotive Student Service Education Training) or FACT (Ford Accelerated Credential Training) programs. Participants in the ASSET program can earn a two-year associate degree in automotive service and get a chance to "earn-as-they-learn" by working at Ford or Lincoln-Mercury dealerships. Ford's FACT is a 14-month automotive service training program offered in conjunction with Universal Technical Institute Universal Technical Institute, Inc., is a nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians. . The FACT program gives students the ability to gain Ford credentials at an accelerated rate. Scholarships also are available to contestants from some of the nation's top technical schools: Apex Technical School, Advanced Technology Institute, Baron Institute of Technology, Cowley Community College, Dunwoody College of Technology In addition to associate 2-year college programs Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Dunwoody also offers a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management for students with an associate degree. , Nashville Auto-Diesel College, New England Institute of Technology New England Institute of Technology is a private, accredited, non-profit technical college offering Associate’s and Bachelor’s of Science degrees in 31 programs generally geared toward persons already in the work force like some 3,000 such similar institutions in the , Mid-Plains Community College, Northwest Iowa Community College, University of Northwestern Ohio The University of Northwestern Ohio is an entrepreneurial, not-for-profit institution of higher learning, preparing students for careers and productive citizenship that encompass the business, professional, corporate and technological communities by providing quality education and , Universal Technical Institute, Western Technical Institute, and Wyo Tech. AAA news releases are available from http://www.aaa.com/news |
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