BMW STEP training program Q's

[marafITALY]

Have any of you guys gone through or attempted to join the BMW STEP training program? I know it is very difficult to get in, but it is basically my dream after i graduate college next May. I plan on going to Lincoln Tech in MD for the ASE and they have the STEP program there (1 of 8 locations in the country). If any of you have some input about it, hints, praises or grievances, please share!!

[BMWhartgeM3]

hey whats up, acctually i am goin to apply there after schooling at NETI, what thye look for is a couple things, attendence, grade point average have to be better then a 3.0, and u have to have a good clean driving record, ase certification will only help u.

[Mark_In_PA]

my goal as well when im finished with UTI.

[BMWhartgeM3]

yea i was gunna go to uti but decided neti was more for me.

[Mark_In_PA]

what made u deice that?

[BMWhartgeM3]

well it was closer and offered the same benefits as uti, so i said what the hell, excuse the spellin im kinda drunk righ tnow just got home from a partyhaha

[AlphaAndOmega]

one of my firends is gonna be goin to uti in like 5 months, he was also thinking about getting into the STEP program. i heard it has alot to do with ur attendance to get in.

[SupercarFreak]

marafITALY, cool!

im actually attending lincoln tech in MD to get into the BMW STEP program, started on 08/04, im still in intro, are you?

anyway to get into the STEP program is my dream also. after graduating from it, 3 years later as an elite BMW master technician you should be making $100,000 to $120,000 a year, i cant wait.

to show you how tough the program is only TWO people in the WORLD do the acceptance interviews for the program, that just goes to show you how consistent they want the students

ASEs help, you need 100% attendence here at LTI, you cannot miss a single day. and your GPA must be 3.8 or better.

good luck to you.

[J Clark]

Originally Posted by SupercarFreak

anyway to get into the STEP program is my dream also. after graduating from it, 3 years later as an elite BMW master technician you should be making $100,000 to $120,000 a year, i cant wait.

I wouldn't get your hopes up for that much money. Talk to someone whose been through the program and they'll tell you how many people make real money and how long it takes.

Good luck with it, I considered UTI for awhile and know a handful of people there now.

[BMWhartgeM3]

u dont make that much after 3 years, its only something like 40,000 or something right off the bat, and idk about 3 years to become a master tech. cause u enter as a level one and have to work your way up.

[SupercarFreak]

Originally Posted by J Clark

I wouldn't get your hopes up for that much money. Talk to someone whose been through the program and they'll tell you how many people make real money and how long it takes.

Good luck with it, I considered UTI for awhile and know a handful of people there now.

yeah, they might give us those figures to make us work harder haha

[SupercarFreak]

Originally Posted by beamerboyz8

u dont make that much after 3 years, its only something like 40,000 or something right off the bat, and idk about 3 years to become a master tech. cause u enter as a level one and have to work your way up.

the 6 month STEP program counts as 2 years towards your status as an elite master bmw technician - it requires 5 years for that status so obviously you only need another 3 years, anyway the guy who is involved with the STEP program BUT he is a lincoln tech employee - not paid by BMW - so why would he lie? i dont see the point.

[Mark_In_PA]

well put it this way guys, when you get out of STEP you will be 20,21,22 years old, single and making about $40k to start off. That aint bad at all! the only way you can go from there is up right? Master techs make $70k+ a year. I dont care how much I make, I just like wrenching on them. Do something you like and you will be happy to go to work everyday. If I dont get into STEP then Ill be going for MB.

[SupercarFreak]

yep, it only goes up from there.

i also was going to go to MB if i couldn't get into STEP, similar money - much easier than bmw, apparently bmw is the hardest apprenticeship type deal offered by a manufacturer by far

[Mark_In_PA]

nope, Porsche is.