Program Overview

The General Automotive Collision Repair degree option prepares students for employment as an entry level technician. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on lab courses focusing on skills-based learning, students will explore vehicle construction techniques, attachment and refinish of outer panels accompanied with use of specialty equipment and hand tools found in automotive service and repair facilities. Core topics include automotive welding procedures, vehicle disassembly and assembly, outer panel attachment methods, plastic repair, small dent repair, tools, equipment, estimating and refinishing. Design, function and operation of these subjects is included in the degree. Graduates are employed as entry level technicians, estimators, refinish technicians, apprentice technicians or are self-employed.