Technical School
07-14-2014, 12:07 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
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Technical School
I've been fortunate to retire early and now looking for something to keep me occupied. I'm looking for a school or institution that could help me in learning more about cars and specifically Corvettes. I have a good general knowledge but I want to be able to work on the Corvette and to modify it for competition. I live near Philadelphia. All suggestions would be appreciated!!
07-14-2014, 02:03 PM
#2
Start reading books on the subject, tons of them out there covering the Corvette and anything Chevrolet.
07-15-2014, 05:29 AM
#5
Le Mans Master
07-15-2014, 11:03 AM
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Le Mans Master
Its crazy that hennessey charges what he does for the school bc i had a kid out of there and he said they let them do the very basic car mods. Which is cray for 15k for 3 months... I told him he would give me 15k and i would teach him 25x what he learned in the school.
07-15-2014, 11:10 AM
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Anyone that I know who is good at this profession did not pick it, it picked them, if that makes any sense.
Point is, like Fran said, the schools are worthless IMO.
Point is, like Fran said, the schools are worthless IMO.
07-16-2014, 09:03 AM
#8
Retired & lovin' it!
As others have noted, paying out big $$$ to a "for profit" tech school may turn out to be a disappointment. As an alternative, have you checked out your local state or county vocational training schools? Here NJ, the Ocean County Vocational Training School (www.OCVTS.org) offers courses in Automotive & Diesel Engine Technology; Automotive Technology; & Motorsports Technology. These are very comprehensive courses running 900 hours each, over a 2 year period of time & at a cost significantly less that any commercial tech school. There may be something similar in your own locale.....
07-16-2014, 02:02 PM
#9
Race Director
Most of the vo-tech schools in the area, offer ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) accredited courses. You don't need to go through the accreditation process, but if you want to take some courses, the ASE accredited ones are usually better.
I know that in NJ, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Ocean County Inst. of Tech, Camden County Technical School and Gloucester College College (which is now part of Rowan University), all offer ASE accredited automotive courses. It's very likely that Middle Bucks Inst. of Tech., on Old York Road, offers an ASE course too.
As others have said here, the only real way to learn though, is to jump in there and get your hands dirty.
I know that in NJ, Burlington County Institute of Technology, Ocean County Inst. of Tech, Camden County Technical School and Gloucester College College (which is now part of Rowan University), all offer ASE accredited automotive courses. It's very likely that Middle Bucks Inst. of Tech., on Old York Road, offers an ASE course too.
As others have said here, the only real way to learn though, is to jump in there and get your hands dirty.