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{"Image ImageDescription": "Chrysler certified master technician Matt Perry works on a minivan at Tuttle-Click Tustin Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Tustin Thursday.\r\n\r\n///ADDITIONAL INFO: Zarnow.0930 - 9/20/12  - PHOTO BY JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - Matt Perry is a Chrysler certified master technician. He works on cars at Tuttle-Click Tustin Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Tustin.\r\n\r\nPerry was the recipient of the  Tuttle-Click Automotive Technology Scholarship through a partnership with Saddleback College. The program gets students paid on-the-job training at a local Tuttle-Click dealership (mentoring) while earning four certifications and their associate degree in automotive technology. It awards students $750 per semester, a Matco starter tool set valued at $4,500, and job placement upon completion. This is the second year Saddleback has received the donation; the first was awarded in 2008 and 10 students have participated in the program.\r\n\r\nWhen students complete the two-year program, they will have earned an associate degree and be certified in automotive chassis, automotive engine service, automotive engine performance, and general automotive.\r\nStudents who are interested in the program must first apply as an entry-level technician or apprentice technician at a local Tuttle-Click dealership and then fill out a separate application for the scholarship.\r\n\r\nDale Sponseller, service director at Tustin Tuttle-Click Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, stated, \u201cSaddleback College\u2019s automotive technology instructors have the same high standards for  their students that we do for our employees, so this partnership has been extremely beneficial to Tuttle-Click and Saddleback. Students who complete the program continue to move up the ranks at Tuttle-Click dealerships throughout the area.\u201d\r\n\r\nPicture made at Tuttle-Click Tustin Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Tustin Thursday, September 20, 2012.", "Image Artist": "JOSHUA SUDOCK,", "Image Copyright": "JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER"}