Automotive Training Center — Local services in Warminster Township

Terrible. I regret going to this school. I'm not proud to have said I went there because I feel like they robbed me. I will say the teachers are great people, but the school itself is a joke. I was in the marine program, the teacher mr brooks is great. His knowledge of all things marine is endless and he genuinely cares about his students, however if brooks is not in they have no one with marine experience to fill in for him. During my time at atc brooks had to leave for an extended period of time. We were made to sit and watch youtube videos. You couldnt leave or the time would be held against you. Before I signed up for this school I had a meeting with Chris in admissions and I specifically asked in an event where the teacher was not in did they have a qualified sub who actually knew about boats to fill in, he looked me dead in my face and said yes of course. Thanks for lieing to me Chris. Admission is also a calamity. They came to me saying I owed them $100.00. After close examination of the paperwork not only did I not owe them money but they owed me $100.00 that I over paid. God knows how many other people have had this happen and just paid it. When ever there is an event at the school classes are stopped and students made to clean the building. So you pay to be part of the janitorial staff. During my time at ATC there was a problem with students vandalizing the bathrooms. Their solution was to leave only one of the two bathrooms open. There were 3 stalls for hundreds of students. When I tried to talk to the administration about this they made me feel as if it were my fault saying " well stop your fellow students from vandalizing the bathrooms." Last time i checked they decided who was let into the school not me. Now onto the "job placement" or lack there of. I live in Jersey and told the school I would take a job anywhere from Longbranch to LBI. The response to this was well i dont know New Jersey so could you give me specific towns. I literally gave you more than half of the state, two minutes on google maps and you could then " know New Jersey." I found my job on my own with no help from them. Buy your own tools cause their tool kit is not worth the money. Honestly you might start with a little less but save yourself the debt and get a job doing yardwork or bottom painting and work your way up from there. I graduated in October, the graduation ceremony is April 24 ,a Tuesday. Guess whos not going. Yea let me leave work early during the busiest time of year in the marine industry. No thanks. So if all that doesnt bother you ATC is a great...

at a glance this place looks great. on the tour they make it sound like you are going to become a professional upon graduation. In reality its not all true. If you have zero knowledge about the automotive industry then yes, you will get something out of it. But the thing is that this school seems to accept anyone. In the interview, i remember being told "lets see if you are the kind of student we want in this school" I've seen kids not show up to class several times, cause disruptions, and not have an interest. It must be nice having 40k+ to throw away, but not if it interrupts my education. I'm an A student, but not getting what i pay for is not something i'm ok with. There are instructors in this school that don't seem to be prepared for class and dont use time efficiently. This school also places you in any class available at random. I've taken diesel and I was put under the impression that i was going to learn a whole new field, but in reality it was just Engine repair for diesel engines that have several missing parts and have been taken apart several times. Plus a good portion of the engines are SAE, and the tool box supplied by the school which has "everything you need for your time her" does not come with it, they are all metric sockets. They also mention that students are allowed to work on their own vehicles. That is true as long as the job is not too complicated. The issue i have with that is the fact that unless you are in the class with the same topic as the problems in your vehicle, your car is going to a different class to work on it. Upon bringing your vehicle to have work done to it, you bring it at your own risk, meaning that if anything is damaged its your problem. So unless you have absolute trust in the class working on your stuff, go for it. otherwise, nothing is stopping a kid who does not care to mess with something they shouldn't be touching. If you are applying or are thinking of applying to this place. Do some research and ask specific questions. Otherwise they are just going to make this place look amazing and fool you in like they...

ATC is a great place to come to for getting into the automotive field! I was a bit skeptical at first. Of course the rep can come off as trying to sell you on the school, but they also want to help you to the best of their ability. The environment is a mixture of mostly high schoolers and some whom either been in the automotive field or willing learn. You could come across some students who are just being there just to be there, eventually the weak get weeded out. The school mostly consist of guys, but gals can also jump into the field as well. I'd say it's a 10:1 ratio for guys:gals. The education and teachers are how you perceive it, you give in what you take. If you make the best of it, it'll be reciprocal. I wouldn't say the classes are small, but it can range from 10-25 students a class. Someone once said it's costs an average of $17/hr to be at the school so you may want to make the best of it and learn as much as you can from the instructors! My advice, 1:1 learning with the instructor is how you learn the best. The school has a variety of Collision, Automotive, Hi-Performance, Diesel, and Marine programs. You are required to wear uniforms and have tools. To be honest the uniform pants they provide for purchase are not worth buying, you're better off buying your own work pants. As for tools if you have most of them it's not worth buying the tool kit since most of the required tools can be easily obtained elsewhere. But if you want the extra set of tools and peace of mind the kit they sell isn't a bad "starter kit". The rep that originally gave me a tour was no longer there upon finishing my course of study. Sal is one of the very good Admission Advisors who's very understanding and helpful, he'd would be the go-to if you're interested...