
Facilities
The main building of the SIU Transportation Education Center (TEC) is a 186,000 square-foot LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certified facility that houses the SIU Automotive and Aviation programs. A majority of the buildings space is dedicated to the Automotive Technology program. A separate 32,000 square-foot building houses automotive components, materials and approximately 68 of the programs training vehicles. The main TEC building includes:
- 3 Large Labs
- Lab 1: Alternative Fuels, Advanced Emissions Controls, Diesel, HVAC
- Lab 2: Basic Electrical, Body Electrical, Computerized Engine Controls
- Lab 3: Engines, Brakes, Steering & Suspension, Vehicle Stability, NVH
- 1 Transmission Lab
- 1 Body and Communication Lab
- 1 Engines Lab
- 1 Fabrication Lab
- 1 Two-wheel drive dynamometer
- 1 Four-wheel drive dynamometer
- 1 Transmission dynamometer
- 1 Engine test cell dynamometer
- 6 Classrooms