As “Big Name” schools reach out to minority communities (“Syracuse’s Slide,” The Chronicle, October 2), there is bound to arise justifiable suspicion about the quality of such students. After all, ...

Dealership service managers are complaining about a rusty old clunker that's gumming up their operations: America's vocational education system. Traditional schools are steering more students toward ...

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College has rebooted its automotive technology program with a new instructor, new curriculum and a renewed focus on workforce readiness that includes a course on electric ...

The job fell in his lap. In April, Jaime Diaz, 22, was working as a tire technician at America’s Tire, in Signal Hill, and taking classes in Long Beach City College’s automotive technology program ...

Cuyamaca College is adding a new associates degree that partners with local, independent repair shops to address a shortage of qualified auto mechanics. "We need to bring younger people into our ...

Thirty years ago, auto shop was as much a part of California high schools as frog dissection, typing classes and Friday night football. But due to budget cuts, teacher shortages and a push for more ...