Automotive Institute
Opened in Fall 2025, the $27.9 million building doubled the square footage for automotive programming and connected the existing Automotive High Technology building to the center of the MCC-Longview campus.
Beginning Fall 2026, The Honda PACT (Professional Automotive Career Training) program is designed for students interested in beginning their career at a Honda or Acura dealership.
The Honda PACT program leads to a two-year Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree using a curriculum designed by Honda and Metropolitan Community College. It involves attending classroom lectures, laboratory work on Honda and Acura products at MCC and cooperative work experience at a Honda or Acura dealership.
Students earn while they learn, which can help cover part of the program cost.
Benefits of the Honda PACT option
- Advanced and specialized training on latest Honda/Acura-specific equipment and service procedures.
- Paid cooperative work experience with a Honda or Acura dealership.
- Graduates receive an Associate in Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology with options to transfer to a four-year college.
- Students get the preparation to become ASE certified.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Honda PACT program, the applicant must:
- be 18 years of age or older by the time of first dealer work assignment.
- be able to meet MCC general admission and academic requirement.
- be sponsored by a Honda or Acura dealership.
- hold a valid driver's license.
- Honda PACT is full-time two-year, five-semester program. Students rotate between the MCC-Longview campus and their sponsoring dealerships.
- Students must be full-time and remain continuously enrolled and employed with the dealership.
How to apply
- Complete an online MCC Admissions Application.
- Talk to the Honda PACT program coordinator about your interest. If you are admitted in a semester that a Honda PACT group is not beginning, you can still choose to take non-automotive coursework that counts toward the degree. See a Student Success Advisor for assistance in selecting appropriate classes to fit your plans.
- Take the Bennett Mechanical Aptitude test (available only from the MCC-Longview testing center office).
- Interview with the coordinator of the Honda PACT program to evaluate Bennett scores and get a review of your application.
- Interviews with a sponsoring Honda or Acura dealership.
For more information, refer to the MCC Automotive Honda PACT Program Handbook.
Sponsorships
Many Honda and Acura dealerships are looking for PACT candidates and MCC will coordinate
the placement of students accepted to the program. Students will need to complete
the dealership interview and hiring process.
The dealer agrees to
- employ a Honda PACT student in a rotating cooperative work-study experience,
- supplement the most recent classroom instruction with appropriate work assignments,
- provide the Honda PACT student-employee with work uniforms consistent with other employees and
- appoint a person to coordinate the dealership-classroom experiences.
Tuition and program fees
Tuition, fees, books and personal tools are the responsibility of the individual student. Total cost of the two-year program is approximately $13,000. This includes books, but not personal tools (which must be approved by the MCC Honda PACT Coordinator) and cost approximately $1,500-$2,000. View program cost breakdown by semester (PDF).
Explore the many financial aid choices - grants, loans, program scholarships, veterans benefits, and more - to help fund your education.
Discounts for tools will be available through college and dealership contacts. Regular college financial assistance is available for qualified students through the MCC financial aid office.
Accreditation
The MCC automotive program is accredited by ASE Education Foundation.
Careers
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for this career.
Transfer made simple
Whatever your transfer destination, we'll work to make sure your credits move easily.
That's why we're experts at it. We've worked out specific transfer agreements with many four-year colleges and universities.
Please check with a Student Success Advisor for transfer information.