Training Automotive Technicians for More Than 100 Years!

The Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC) tradition has been a cornerstone of the Nashville career education community and the entire southeast since 1919. With more than 18,000 automotive technicians needed across Tennessee by 20301, training at NADC is a smart choice. You can take your auto technology skills anywhere in America – the country is projected to add more than 678,000 auto technician jobs by 20331.

Earn a Diploma in Automotive Service Technology, or for those who want to increase their earning potential within the automotive field, students may wish to pursue an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Automotive Service Management. The choice is yours, and your future is yours to build.

Skills Acquired at Nashville Auto-Diesel College:

• Rebuild an engine, flush a brake line, and troubleshoot on-board computers
• Diagnose and repair transmissions and drive train components
• Repair A/C and heating systems, power windows, doors, and seats
• Perform basic maintenance, including oil changes, tune-ups, and tire rotations
• Study theory and application of automotive electrical and electronic systems
• Apply mechanical and technical principles to automotive steering, alignment, and suspension systems

Automotive Technology Training Can Prepare You for a Career Working In:

• Dealerships
• Franchise repair facilities
• Independent garages and repair shops

With 7,000 diesel technician jobs projected to open in Tennessee between 2020 and 20301, the diesel industry holds promise for anyone looking to build hands-on skills and launch an exciting career. Nationally, 256,000 job openings for Diesel Technicians are projected to be available between 2023 and 20331. The region’s shipping, construction, and agriculture industries depend on trained, skilled diesel technicians from our Nashville Auto Diesel College (NADC) diesel technology school to keep their equipment and businesses running.

Skills Acquired Through the NADC Diesel Technology School:

• Learn to diagnose, troubleshoot and repair medium and heavy duty diesel engines
• Practice adjusting the components of a heavy duty truck steering system including the toe-in, camber, and caster
• Use industry standard tools and equipment for maintenance
• Diagnoses and repairs truck clutch systems
• Build experience working with hydraulic and air brake systems
• Service fuel systems brands including Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Caterpillar and others
• Learn basic welding procedures essential to working on big rigs and other diesel-powered equipment.

NADC Training Can Prepare You for a Career Working with:

• Agriculture equipment
• Truck fleets
• 18 wheelers
• Construction equipment
• Power generation equipment
• Marine equipment
• Buses and other transportation vehicles

The Welding and Fabrication Technology program prepares students for entry level welder positions as structural welders. Students develop key fundamental skills during the initial courses and learn to apply these skills using different and more complex welding procedures. The welding procedures include Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Gas Welding (GTAW/TIG). Using each of these procedures, students learn to weld plate in various positions including horizontal, vertical, and overhead. Students also learn various techniques for cutting and preparing metal for welding procedures.

Upon successful completion of all components of this program, the graduate should possess the working knowledge and skills to qualify as a structural welder using any one of three standard welding processes in construction, fabrication, or plant maintenance work settings. Students should be able to successfully complete pre-qualification tests for any construction or structural related projects.

Highlights of NADC’s Welding School:

• Metal fabrication techniques
• Welding plate metal, carbon steel plates, aluminum, and stainless steel
• Welding in horizontal, vertical, and overhead settings
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG)
• Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW)
• Tungsten Arc Gas Welding (GTAW/TIG)

With rapid ecological changes in the environment comes a need for more industry experts to keep up with today’s colder and warmer climates. And ever since the first Lincoln Technical Institute campus opened in Newark, NJ in 1946, we've been providing HVAC training (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) to thousands of students throughout the United States.

Lincoln's HVAC program introduces students to Green Technology - green alternatives to comfort heating and cooling systems, as well as Solar Thermal and Geothermal Green Technologies. As the first school in the country that incorporates Energy Auditing courses from the Green Mechanical Council, you’ll be learning advancements in technology that enhance your Heating and Air Conditioning training, skills and marketability to employers.

Additionally, there are currently only 114 Certified Master HVAC Educators around the country, and 26 of them teach at Lincoln schools. This credential identifies an educator’s professional competency and attests to their commitment to continued professional development.

Some HVAC program and class highlights include:

Convenient day and evening classes are available.

Air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating technology programs at Lincoln include energy auditing – establishing the source of energy loss and providing solutions for correcting these problems.

HVAC classes feature hands-on exercises that take place in a “Green House”, an outdoor mini-house where students physically work on HVAC components.

Use modern technology in our HVAC schools, such as thermal-imaging cameras to check for energy efficiency.

Classrooms are set up with labs and lectures equipped with walk-in freezers, household furnaces, central air systems and facilities to simulate duct work.

Learn how to troubleshoot using SimuTech software, which features computer-based simulation “bugs” and problems you might encounter on the job.

Receive a tool kit that contains HVAC-specific tools to help with studies.

Upon completion of Lincoln’s Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning program, graduates can pursue several other certifications, including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification testing to leverage opportunities working as independent contractors in one or more specific areas of the HVAC market.

Lincoln Tech’s Electrician and Electronics training programs are designed to meet society’s continuous demands in business and residential settings. High and low-voltage electrical systems are essential to everyday life, and opportunities for qualified electricians continue to grow as emerging energy technologies develop.

Three different program options, based on campus location, give you the chance to prepare for installation and service of residential, commercial, and industrial systems. Electricians and electronics systems technicians are needed at private homes, construction sites, large corporations, schools, hospitals, airports … just about everywhere!