The ACE Program
The Ford Automotive Career Exploration (ACE) program is a dealer-sponsored program intended to raise awareness and increase interest in career opportunities within the automotive industry, ultimately as a service technician at a Ford or Lincoln Dealership. ACE is a partnership program between Ford Motor Company, Ford/Lincoln dealerships, and secondary and post-secondary educational institutions.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Our ACE program opens the door to vast employment opportunities in the ever-changing automotive industry. If you love technology, working on cars,
solving mechanical problems hands-on and helping people, then this program will help you discover if a technician career path is for you.
ACE students will...
Be exposed to the history of Ford Motor Company, dealership inspections, procedures, new model vehicles and features.
Gain access to a subset of Ford Service Technician Specialty Training (STST) eLearning courses. These courses are the same curriculum that certified Ford/Lincoln technicians receive and are continually updated.
Have the advantage of transferring their dealer learning management records to their new role upon being hired at a Ford or Lincoln dealership.
Be provided unique career discovery, hands-on learning and immediate job opportunities by their ACE program partnering dealership.
THE ACE CAREER PATH
ACE is a supplemental program to a general automotive program, meaning participants do not graduate from ACE, but do receive eLearning credit from successfully completed courses that can contribute towards the completion of our ASSET or FACT programs.
ACE LOCATIONS
ACE programs have been established in schools across all 50 states, yet program availability is dependent on a Ford or Lincoln dealer sponsorship. If ACE is not currently available in your school's automotive program, contact your school administration or your local Ford or Lincoln dealer management to start a conversation about it!
The FACT Program
The FACT elective at Universal Technical Institute provides 15 weeks of authorized Ford Motor Company technician training to launch and advance your career.
Whether you crave the lightning speed of the iconic Mustang or the heavy-duty capability of the F-150, Ford FACT training is for you. UTI's Ford FACT program gives you the opportunity to train on an array of models from this American-made brand.
You'll earn valuable credentials, preparing you for a path to Master Tech status.
OPPORTUNITIES
More than 3,100 Ford and Lincoln dealerships and more than 1,200 Quick Lane and Express locations nation-wide.
12 STST CREDENTIALS
Earn 12 Ford STST Instructor-led course credentials.
80+ CREDENTIALS
Web-based credentials.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Over $10 million invested in Ford-specific vehicles, tools, training aids and equipment in UTI labs.
15 WEEKS
Length of specialized training from start to finish.
3,100+ dealerships
There are more than 3,100 Ford and Lincoln dealerships across the U.S.
9 CAMPUSES
Number of campus locations offering Ford FACT.
FORD FACT PROGRAMS
Our FACT program exposes you to advancements in auto manufacturing that continue to
propel Ford and Lincoln as two of the largest automakers in the world. You'll learn exact repair procedures and use the diagnostic and testing
equipment Ford provides its own dealership technicians.
The Ford FACT program will cover topics such as:
Our FACT program exposes you to advancements in auto manufacturing that continue to propel Ford as one of the largest automakers in the world. You'll learn exact repair procedures and use the diagnostic and testing equipment Ford provides its own dealership technicians.
LOCATIONS
