That certify in mechanics.. anyone know of any? My dad is wanting me to go ahead and go to school no matter where it is..since no one is giving me a damn chance..maybe a slip of paper will convice them..who knows..

So far all i've found is VTI or something like that.. in VA beach (yea I can't remember the name of the school already) anything closer than VA beach??
If people keep pissing me off around here I might just move up to VA beach for a while..

 

move "out" too virginia beach...move there, that place is better than out there (but no crazy college parties).

 

I think thats the only auto tech school in v.a.There is nashville auto collage (but i have heard its near crack town)My friends didnt like it.Do you just want to know how to service cars,or get a real job serviceing cars?

 

yeah that school in nashville is supposedly in the getto...their is a local school tho, i cant remember the name. im sure you could look it up

 

www.nadc.edu i am an alumni......

however, it is in the ghetto, but that end of town is under HEAVY renovation. has changed alot since i graduated from there four years ago...for the better. the instructors have a lot to teach, it is up to you to see if you want to learn it.

My cousin is going to UTI (no, not that , Universal Technical Institute), and it is not too bad, but more expensive. as for the ones at NRCC and VWCC, they are a joke......


in reality, the only thing most people get from auto trade schools is a piece of paper, the greatest teacher of automotive workings is to get in there and get dirty.

i have been taking shit apart since i was 2, and putting it back together since i was 8....you know if you have the mechanical aptitude, which it looks like you do, and need some fine tweaking to get it better....

if you have any ?'s...please feel free to ask, i will help how i can.

 

New River Community has a good program that takes two years
i passed the main 8 ase's the first time i took em
the program is NATEF certified(linked to ase)
they have a toyota t-ten program(which i went through) and toyota even bought me some tools

 

I want to do this so I can get a job in automotive. I want to manage a shop or maybe own my own.. But right now i'm having one hell of a time getting into the auto industry. No one will give me a damn chance. Dude at firestone sumed it up.. 50% of the customers will ignore me..But I work hard and i'll get the rest to trust me.. All I need is someone to take a chance on me...

NO ON IS TAKING A CHANCE! lol I KNOW I can do this.. I KNOW I can be good.. so freakin agrivating!!

 

from the pictures i'd let u work under my hood

and yeah just work hard and most things are possible.

 

Dunno really. Best bet is to just look around. Schools won't teach you much. Just hang out with people like Me and Matt or Joey and his friends or something and you will learn alot. I've learned my share from Matt but don't tell him that.

You just have to get down and dirty. You can read all the mags and internet stuff you want...The true learning starts when you own one or work on one. Car audio was the same for me in some ways.

Dunno what else to say.