{"id":53647,"date":"2014-02-16T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=53647"},"modified":"2014-02-15T11:56:07","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T16:56:07","slug":"ford-donation-adds-torque-to-morrisville-state-auto-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=53647","title":{"rendered":"Ford Donation Adds Torque to Morrisville State Auto Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DSC_0124\"<\/a>From left Shane Collins of Chittenango and Fahim James of Brooklyn, start the diagnostic process in a 2013 Ford Escape recently donated to the college\u2019s automotive technology\u2014Ford ASSET program by Ford Motor Company.\u00a0 Both are automotive technology\u2014Ford ASSET students. (Photo by Nicolas Murphy, Public Relations Assistant)<\/i><\/p>\n

By Franci Valenzano, Public Relations Associate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Morrisville, NY \u2013 Feb. 13, 2014) A new acquisition is adding torque to Morrisville State\u2019s automotive technology\u2014Ford ASSET program.<\/p>\n

A 2013 Ford Escape, donated by Ford Motor Company, recently joined the program\u2019s fleet of Ford-donated vehicles which are delivering training to auto students.<\/p>\n

Equipped with an EcoBoost engine and all-wheel drive, the new, ruby red ride is part of a hands-on approach that is introducing Morrisville State automotive\u00a0students to the latest technologies and\u00a0putting them in the driver\u2019s seat in the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur program revolves heavily on Ford donations,\u201d said Dan Akers, director of the college\u2019s Ford ASSET program. \u201cIt is our first EcoBoost engine so we are very excited about this.\u201d<\/p>\n

EcoBoost\u00a0is a family of\u00a0turbocharged,\u00a0direct-injected\u00a0engines designed to deliver the power and torque drivers want while achieving approximately 20 percent better\u00a0fuel efficiency\u00a0and 15 percent reduced\u00a0greenhouse emissions\u00a0than similarly sized traditional engines.<\/p>\n

Ford Motor Company\u2019s donations provide students with experience working on the most updated vehicles keeping pace with the tech-savvy industry that\u2019s now servicing vehicles equipped with complex electronics and sophisticated devices.<\/p>\n

Students go from bumper-to-bumper, learning about all systems of the vehicles from removing and replacing suspensions, batteries, clutches and brakes to working on electrical systems, engine performance and transmissions.<\/p>\n

The college\u2019s partnership with Ford has kept the program\u2019s wheels rolling, their donations offering peerless educational opportunities for students.\u00a0 The new top-of-the-line contribution raises the program\u2019s fleet of teaching vehicles to 20.<\/p>\n

Opportunities also proliferate beyond classes and labs. Students also gain on-the-job training at\u00a0 sponsoring Ford or Lincoln Mercury dealerships, many of them landing jobs with companies before they even get their diplomas, according to Akers. Others choose to transfer into the college\u2019s bachelor degree programs in automotive technology and automotive management.<\/p>\n

In addition to gaining an associate degree, Ford ASSET students have a chance to earn up to 15 Ford certifications.<\/p>\n

Shane Collins, of Chittenango, is among students excited to work on the new Ford Escape. Working on EcoBoost engines is not new to the Ford ASSET student, who learned all about them through an internship at Nye Automotive, in Oneida.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Morrisville\u2019s auto program, you are basically already in your career,\u201d Collins said of the hands-on experience. \u201cThis opens the door for us and aligns us with everything that is already going on in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ford ASSET program took another step toward preparing its automotive students to keep up with the driving demands of the auto industry with its recertification by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).<\/p>\n

\u201cAchieving NATEF certification is a testament to the continuing level of excellence that has been established in the college\u2019s auto programs, which are designed to reflect the most recent advances in the industry and to provide students with the best technical training,\u201d Akers said.<\/p>\n

Job readiness provided in modern facilities with the newest, latest equipment is another feather in the auto program\u2019s cap.<\/p>\n

As the only campus with its own parts department and live service desk, both run by students, students are also gaining communication skills performing live work on faculty, staff and student vehicles.<\/p>\n

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From left Shane Collins of Chittenango and Fahim James of Brooklyn, start the diagnostic process in a 2013 Ford Escape recently donated to the college\u2019s automotive technology\u2014Ford ASSET program by Ford Motor Company.\u00a0 Both are automotive technology\u2014Ford ASSET students. (Photo by Nicolas Murphy, Public Relations Assistant) By Franci Valenzano, Public Relations Associate (Morrisville, NY \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53647\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}