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For Immediate Release
March 19, 2015


èßäapp¹ÙÍø Designated Prestigious Toyota T-TEN Trainer For Long Island Metro/ New York City Region

èßäapp¹ÙÍø will be the first Toyota T-Ten certified school in the Long Island/New York City metro region and will be the standard for T-TEN training for the region.  èßäapp¹ÙÍø will now train students be Toyota and Lexus ASE-Certified technicians. The program is designed to create a career path for students who will have the opportunity to move into leadership and educational positions.

èßäapp¹ÙÍø President Dr. Shaun McKay said that Toyota's designation is a big win for the college and èßäapp¹ÙÍø County.

"èßäapp¹ÙÍø is now the single source for Toyota's T-TEN training in Long Island and the metro-New York City area," President McKay said, "and once students are certified and pass Toyota's rigorous tests, technicians are in high demand."

èßäapp¹ÙÍø student Gabriel Peralta of Miller Place is a first-year student in the Toyota program and said the new designation at the college by Toyota will open future doors to for him. "èßäapp¹ÙÍø and Toyota are providing me with a tremendous opportunity," Peralta said.

The partnership combines classroom and lab work at èßäapp¹ÙÍø with actual work experience at Toyota dealerships. When students graduate, they have a minimum of two ASE certifications.

Thanks to a significant investment in èßäapp¹Ù꿉۪s program, students train using the latest Toyota technology. Toyota has donated cars and equipment worth nearly $60,000 to èßäapp¹Ù꿉۪s program in the last year and nearly a half-million dollars in the last five years.