Expert: James J. Kovalcin - 2/13/2007

Question
Hello I have an associates degree in automotive technology along with an associates in Accounting. I would like to teach high-school auto. Can you tell me what additional education is needed to teach high-school auto-vocational courses.

Answer
First of all let me recommend the University of Kentucky site which has links to ALL 50 state's teaching requirements.
However, I do see a problem in your case. You indicate that you only have an associates degree. Virtually all states require a bachelor's degree as a minimum standard for all new teachers. [In my district you could not even be a substitute teacher without having a bachelors degree!] On top of that many states also require that you eventually acquire a masters degree.
On a more positive note there are always exceptions and your situation probably falls into such a category. Automotive technology is being dropped from some schools here in New Jersey due to the lack of qualified applicants. In such a case a school district may be more accommodating than normal.
In any case I think you should be thinking about going back to school and completing a bachelors level degree including additional course work both in automotive technology as well as in educational theory.