Dj Celica- If i were you id take some courses at Nova Community College, I started going back to school this past January, I am also currently still in doing my summer semester. I started with Aut 100 which is intro to auto teaching you basics of automotive, How a shop works, Learning bout Natef, OSHA, ASE anything, learning to use a lift properly( you'd be surprised how many people do not know how to use a lift) Currently im taking Emissions and Diagnostics/and im also taking the Emissions Technician certified course. This fall i will continue my Diagnostic Repair certified course as well as Auto-EnginesI.

If you are looking to be ASE certified you can take any 8 tests depending what you want to be certified in such as engines/transmission/AC-Heating/Electronics/Suspension etc etc. But to be Master Technician you need to complete all 8 tests and have 2 years of experience. If you take the college courses they count as hourly experience which is good. Btw the ASE tests are given only two times a year.

If you plan on taking courses you might want to check with NOva and see if there are any summer classes left for auto 100 which is a prerequisite for all other courses. i beleive it is a 6 week course and are offered either the first half of the semester or the last half of the semester.

But like everyone here mentioned try and get an apprentice position or any position in an automotive dealership to learn acouple of things. You never know they may even pay for your training.

ANother thing you have to ask yourself is "Is this something you see yourself doing for a while?" Reason i ask is alot of people who want to learn automotives get intimidated almost because of the responsibilities that come with being a technician or the fact that we you are approached with a problem you dont want to look like you dont know what to do. If you are really interested and wanting to become a technician things will sink in you that you wont have a problem learning