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Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing

Program Description

This Tech Prep program meets automotive industry standards and has earned the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification. Students learn the technology of repairing and painting damaged parts and bodies of today's high-tech vehicles and practice these skills in an up-to-date lab as well as in local auto dealerships and repair facilities.

Program Content

  • Personal Management and Employability Skills
  • Non-structural Analysis / Damage Repair
  • Painting and Refinishing
  • Plastics and Adhesives
  • Structural Analysis and Damage Repair
  • Safety
  • Computer-based Estimating
  • Technical Communications
  • Ethics and Legal Responsibilities

Special Features

  • Students may participate in SkillsUSA, a national organization that provides opportunities to develop teamwork, personal leadership, and career slds valued by employers.
  • 12th grade students will complete and present senior projects
  • Automotive YES sponsored paid summer internships are available to qualifying junior students.
  • Unpaid work experience
  • Co-op and Paid Work Experience may be available.
  • Tech Prep Program

Academic Credit

1st Year Students can earn:
3.5 cr. Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing
0.5 cr. Communication & Composition
2nd Year Students and 1st Year Seniors can earn:
2.5 cr. Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing
1 cr. Problem Solving in Mathematics
0.5 cr. Communication & Composition
Credit On-line Learning Experience
Credit Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts requirement

College Credit

Program completers may qualify for articulated college credit from the following colleges and universities.

Davenport University: Up to 28 Credits
BUSN210Professional Ethics (3 cr.)
COMM120Presentation Techniques (3 cr.)
SOSC201Diversity in Society (3 cr.)
GNBSGeneral Business Credit (Up to 19 cr.)

Washtenaw Community College: 8 Credits
ABR111Introduction to Auto Body Repair (4 cr.)
ABR112Introduction to Automotive Refinishing (4 cr.)

Student Certifications

Program completers may qualify for the following industry certifications:
  • State of Michigan Motor Vehicle Specialty Unitized Body Structural Repair
  • SP2 Safety Certification
  • Passes Edge Safety Certification
  • Personal Management & Employability Skills
  • I-Car Gold Points

Program Certifications

  • NATEF / ASE
  • Automotive YES

Program Requirements

Today's technology requires strong reading and math skills for success in the automotive field.
  • Text reading level: 9th grade
  • Ability to read, understand and apply technical information
  • Mathematics: measurements, fractions, precentages, and cost-time estimates
Safety Requirements:
  • Safety shoes
  • Proper work clothes
  • Students must complete safety competencies before they are allowed to work in the lab
  • Must adhere to all MIOSHA, OSHA, and state and federal rules and regulations
Other:
  • Student must be free of allergies from dust, paint, and fumes
  • Good muscular and eye-hand coordination, physical stamina and strength
  • Work independently with minimal supervision
  • Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy

Career Possibilities

  • Collision Repair Technician
  • Painting / Refinishing Technician
  • Collision Estimator
  • Insurance Company Claims Adjuster
  • Body Shop Manager