Automotive Collision & Refinishing Technology - CERT A

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives, painting and refinishing techniques, and damage analysis and estimating.

Careers

Collision repair is one of the largest automotive industries today. The number of motor vehicles, as well as the number damaged in accidents, continues to grow in line with the Nation’s population. Opportunities include jobs at new and used car dealerships, independent shops, equipment manufacturers, insurance companies, paint and equipment suppliers, and automobile graphics companies. Additionally, individuals with collision repair skills are in demand in manufacturing.

Program Outcomes

1. Demonstrate safe working habits and procedures within an auto collision/repair facility.
2. Analyze automotive structural damage and repair requirements.
3. Analyze automotive non-structural damage and repair requirements.
4. Diagnose and repair collision-damaged mechanical and electrical components.
5. Demonstrate automobile painting and refinishing skills.

Accreditation

National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, Inc.
101 Blue Seal Drive, S. E., Suite 101
Leesburg, VA 20175

Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.