Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology · Courses
AT
14 courses with the subject AT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Lecture and laboratory covering designs, nomenclature, and operational theory of internal combustion engines. Includes valves and operating mechanism, piston and connecting rod assembly, crankshaft and bearings, lubrication system, crankcase ventilation, lubricants, and complete engine overhaul procedure. Laboratory practice and instruction in servicing engines.
Safety is covered in this extensive curriculum, including basic shop rules, an overview of safety and tool maintenance, and the hazards of chemicals and moving parts. Students receive hands-on experience in the college’s automotive lab under instructor supervision.
Fundamentals of electricity and magnetism. Topics include current, voltage and resistance; Ohm’s Law; series and parallel circuits; electric power; electromagnetic circuits; electrical measurement; electronic devices and circuits.
Operation, construction, and servicing of automotive electrical equipment including lighting circuits, ignition systems, cranking motors and controls, and alternator-regulator circuits. Prerequisite: AT170.
We would like to offer this as two 7 week. Automotive Transmissions is a two-part course, first exploring the theory, operation and service of manual transmissions and transaxles, including domestic and imported units. Emphasis is on the diagnosis, repair, and servicing of component parts. Part two is the study of the principles of operation, maintenance, and diagnosis of automatic transmissions.
This course is a comprehensive study of automotive cooling, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Studies include topics on bodily comfort, heat and pressure, and temperature relationships. The course culminates with a study of computer controlled, dual-zone climate control systems. 2026-2027 COURSE CATALOG 115
This course will concentrate on the theory, operation, and service of all alternative fuels and electric vehicles. The topics of study will be hybrid battery service, electric motors, generators, regenerative braking Systems, hybrid transmissions and hybrid heating and air conditioning. The lab component will secure all the theory taught in lecture. Prerequisites: AT173 and AT134.
This course enables students to understand the complexities of computerized electronic engine management systems. How they affect drivability and emissions. Diagnostic topics include vehicle emissions and pre/ post emission controls-fuel system theory. Types of fuel injection systems and types of ignition systems. Microprocessor computer module theory, including input sensors and output actuators. Five gas emissions failure analysis. On-Board Diagnosis II functions, monitors and diagnostic techniques.