Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing

Estimated Cost:  $4,944 (financial aid available to those who qualify)

No high school diploma or GED is required for entrance into this program.

Consumers tend to keep their vehicles longer and every year more carsand trucks crowd onto the highways. Both factors create a need for more body and paint repair technicians. The learning experiences included in the Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing Program prepare graduates for certification and employment within local body shops.

Available occupations include:

• Collision repair technologist
• Paint repair technician
• Body shop office personnel
• Material supplier
• Sales
• Glass technician
• Positions within insurance companies

Skills learned during the Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing Program include:
 
• Basic skills
• Sheet metal repair procedures
• Estimating
• Related mechanical and electrical repairs
• Human relations
• Employability skills
• Safe work practices
• Entrepreneurship

All instruction is delivered by experienced ASE certified instructors, who are also County or State certified.

Salary - approximately $10-$15 per hour (entry level)

 
A typical schedule of courses for daytime are as follows:

                      Full Time                                                                                    Part Time
HOURS        6 hours per day  Monday-Friday 7am-1:45pm                 3 hours per day  Monday-Friday 7am-10:00am

HOW LONG  30 hours per week                                                                15 hours per week
                        1 year                                                                                          2 years