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    Online Certificate Programs in Automotive Engineering

    For those seeking to improve their job prospects or gain a promotion, a certificate course provides essential training and skills in a specific field of study. Most programs are completed within one year and are taken through a higher education institution.

    What is a certificate in automotive engineering? Instructors often teach cost estimate preparation, research and development, investigation techniques, predicting vehicle or component behavior, vehicle and component design, energy analysis, safety and test procedure development. Learning to communicate and work with other engineers or departments may also be part of the program. Certificate programs typically have a specific focus within automotive engineering, like transportation engineering or electric cars. Courses range in duration from 30 hours or 16 weeks to one year.

    Effective communication, writing and analytical skills are necessary to have in the field of engineering regardless of specialty sought. These skills can also help graduates in their communities through advocacy and volunteer work, working with government programs and entities and with relationships both personal and business.

    With the variability of programs at a variety of institutions, certificate costs vary. Additional factors to consider when researching costs include required materials and lodging if studying abroad.

    Graduates with a certificate in automotive engineering have potential job opportunities as automotive engineers, design engineers, production engineers and development engineers. Though some of these career prospects may also require the completion of a higher-level degree, the job outlook for this field is growing as a whole. Other potential careers include drafter, roadway engineer, mechanical engineer, traffic engineer, electrical engineer, transportation engineer, materials engineer and industrial engineer. Careers in higher education are a potential option for those seeking to become professors, administrators or lecturers.

    Achieve certification by attending programs online, locally or abroad to fit a busy life and schedule. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.