Collision Technology

What looks as good as a newly-painted car or a shiny, dent-free truck? If your answer is "Nothing!" Collision Technology could be the field for you. Using technical methods and specialized equipment, students learn to restore collision damaged vehicles. They are exposed to all facets of the process, including sanding, filling, straightening, repainting and refinishing the inside and the outside of vehicles, as well as performing cost estimates.

Facilities

A modern facility, less than five years old, with two state-of-the-art spray booths and prep stations as well as an industry standard frame repair system, computer measuring system, and paint mixers.

Recipe for Success

Take a student with physical dexterity and mechanical aptitude, add reading and math skills, and sprinkle a liberal amount of patience and willingness to learn a variety of tasks. Successful technicians in this field combine skills in metalworking, welding, painting, refinishing and estimating.

Career Highlights

The first self-propelled vehicle was in an accident the first time it was driven, a fact that suggests there will always be collisions and a need for collision repair technicians. Prospects for jobs and career advancement are high in this field, one of the fastest-growing industries in the country.

Career Opportunities

• Collision repair shop
• Insurance company
• Dealership
• Industrial painting firm
• Service Writer
• Parts Manager
• Claims Adjuster
• Owner
• Instructor

Collision Technology Department