Lake Area Tech Auto Department

09/28/2026

Jessicca geerdes

Last Friday was the last day for Ryan Heller at LATC Automotive Program! Thank you for all the years you taught! Your knowledge, passion and heart for your students and what you taught is going to be hard to replace! Good luck on your next adventure!!!

09/28/2026

Last Friday was the last day for Ryan Heller at LATC Automotive Program! Thank you for all the years you taught! Your knowledge, passion and heart for your students and what you taught is going to be hard to replace! Good luck on your next adventure!!!

09/17/2026

Build Dakota students and sponsors! Thank you for supporting LATC Automotive.

09/14/2026

1st year students in Terrys class are busy working on job sheets and getting Terry to sign off to move to next job, and some other students are working on removing air cleaner to get to the headlights to finish that job sheet!

09/14/2026

2nd year students in Ryan’s class are checking worn rods, camshaft lobe, and spring tension

09/14/2026

1st year students in Thors class are machining rotors, removing a rear drum and clean lug bolts!

09/14/2026

2nd year students in Joel’s class are trying to get at the Air Switching Valve on a Ford PU, and on a Malibu replace the turbo and inner cooler!

09/04/2026

2nd year students- Ryan’s class- are working on measuring pistons, ring gap, inspecting turbo actuator, and on a customer vehicle they are removing the oil pan for inspection due to low oil pressure

08/31/2026

1st year class- Thors - adding their flared brake lines to their brake boards. Will it hold the fluid, have to wait until tomorrow and see!!!!

08/31/2026

2nd year- Ryan’s class- breaking down engines