Industry Partners

Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium

United Airlines, San Francisco International Airport, CA

• Employee and management training in Lean Process techniques leading to workflow improvements and cost reductions.
• Eight two-week (72 hour) training cycles were offered from July 2007 – June 2008.
• Each cycle provided training to approximately 22 rank-and-file, management and/or executive employees.

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), San Francisco, CA

• CCSF is leading a study team to develop bio-diesel training material for the US EPA.
• Three sets of training material are being developed to help firms make their transition to biodiesel fuel problem-free.
• Material is available to the general public via the EPA’s West Coast Collaborative website.

Valley Clean Air Now – Sacramento, CA

• “Tune In, Tune Up” events state wide, Light Duty Diesel Engine Performance curriculum.

All Valley Environmental – Fresno, CA

• Biodiesel project converting used vegetable oil into Biodiesel.

Unlimited Energy – Fresno, CA

• Solar Installation company solar installer DACUM verification.

Central Valley GM Parts and Service Managers Club – Fresno, CA

Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development – Fresno, CA

• Working on solar installer training for low income work force.

Ford Motor Company – La Mirada, CA

• Have had the Ford ASSET program for 22 years.
• Ford and Cerritos College collaborate on curriculum development.

General Motors – Burbank, CA

• Have had the GM ASEP program for 27 years.
• GM and Cerritos College collaborate on curriculum development.

Chrysler – Ontario, CA

• Have had the Chrysler CAP program for 22 years.
• Chrysler and Cerritos College collaborate on curriculum development.

Southland Motor Car Dealers Association – Long Beach, CA

• Facilitates partnerships with the local dealers.
• Encourages local dealers to sponsor college students.
• Increases support from local dealers providing input for the new automotive facility remodel and construction project.

Southeast Regional Occupational Program – Cerritos, CA

• Offering Southeast ROP classes at Cerritos College; including Automotive, Cosmetology and a Woodworking class.
• Collaboration on curriculum development and input on what the prospective/current student’s interests are.

Toyota Technical Education T-TEN Program

• Trained over 1000 incumbent workers over the past 10 years.
• Toyota Motor Sales, USA provides over $200,000 in annual support.
• Toyota donates vehicles, books, proprietary internet access, training, and instructional components.
• With ATRE, Toyota leverages dollars to maximize the total number of annual graduates.

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) – Orange County, CA

• Have worked closely to develop instructional materials in the alternative fuels area.
• Have developed four training programs for the transit industry.
• Cypress College provides instructional development, technical support, and train-the-trainer courses for OCTA.

Sempra Energy – Southern California

• Long standing supporter of ATRE.
• Developed 2 training programs tailored specifically for Sempra Energy customers.
• Curriculum development representing hundreds of hours of research and development in computerized engine management systems.

Volvo Penta – California

• Cypress College provided Volvo Penta with an exclusive classroom.
• Volvo Penta delivers 8 training courses from their Cypress College home.

Matco Tools – California

• Assists Cypress College at marketing and outreach events by providing marketing tools.
• Has created a student study area at Cypress College to assist students in their instructional endeavors.

Gunner Aviation – Sacramento, CA

• An industry partner of Sacramento City College for more than a decade.
• Chester Peterson, owner and operator, has donated both time and equipment to the Aeronautics program.
• Has also donated facilities and equipment for specialized training for both faculty and students.

Cessna Citation – Sacramento, CA

• Managed by a former graduate of the ATRE Airframe and Power plant program.
• Have looked to SCC program graduates in an effort to fill any available A & P positions.

Sierra Northern Railroad – Sacramento, CA

• Railroad Operations ground school is held at their facility.
• Railroad Operations Program has a 100% hire rate due to this partnership.

American Suzuki – Northern California

• Has hosted the factory update seminar for all dealers for the last eight years.
• Assists the college with both curriculum revisions and equipment donations.

Westport Innovations/Cummins – Long Beach, California

• Has provided training materials and technical support, for new LNG technologies.
• Assisted in training of technicians working on alternatively fueled drayage vehicles at the Port of Long Beach.

Long Beach Transit – Long Beach, CA

• Offers internships for technicians completing ATRE alternative fuels programs, related to transit vehicles.

Bureau of Automotive Repair – Sacramento, CA

• Provides training materials for the BAR Update classes, as well as our Emissions and Computer Controls program.

Kenworth – Kirkland, WA

• Provides technical support, for new LNG technologies, related to the training of technicians working on alternatively fueled drayage vehicles at the Port of Long Beach.

Long Beach Clean Cities Coalition – Long Beach, CA

• Provides the college with marketing opportunities through our partnership.

PG&E – San Francisco, CA

• ATRE and PG&E have partnered on numerous training and education programs in the areas of alternative fuel, fueling station safety, regulatory compliance and first responder’s safety.
• Developed educational materials – brochures, videos, and websites.
• ATRE and PG&E provide instructors, equipment, funding, and project development.

Regional Occupational Programs – Bay Area, CA

• ATRE has partnered with our local vocational programs to develop a solar installer program.
• The program is expected to train 100 students a year for jobs in the rapidly expanding solar industry.

BURRTEC – California

• Provided employees with CNG Tank Inspection Certification Training.
• Burrtec provided sponsorship to COD students in certification training.

Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) – California

• ATRE is member of the CVEP Technology council servicing the CVEP pathways initiative.

American Honda Motor Company, Inc – California

• Training entry level technicians completing an A.S. Degree in Automotive Technology.

Robert Bosch Corporation – California

• Contract agreement to train their independent repair facilities’ employees with state-of-the-art diagnosis equipment.

CAT – Whittier, California

• Working with the local dealerships developing a 2-year A.S. Degree program that includes an internship component