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CVTC offers a one-year Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician program that will provide hands-on auto body repair training. An automotive collision repair career presents you with daily challenges as you will see all types of damage to vehicles and need to determine everything that needs to be fixed.
You will learn the following skills:
This program is certified by the National Institute for Automotive Services Excellence in the areas of painting and refinishing, nonstructural analysis and damage repair, and structural analysis and damage repair.
Career Opportunities Auto Body Technician Auto Detailer/Installer Body Shop Manager Collision Technician Combination Technician
Auto Body Technician
Auto Detailer/Installer
Body Shop Manager
Collision Technician
Combination Technician
Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician 40 Credit Technical Diploma
Length of Program // One Year
Delivery Method // Face-to-Face
Program Location // Eau Claire
Start Dates // August
Financial Aid Eligible
Non-Traditional Occupation
Estimated Program Cost
Term 1
$
3,872
Term 2
3,168
Term 3
1,533
Tools/Materials
2,633
Books
363
Estimated Total: $11,569*
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These are a few of the courses you will take in the Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician program.
Welding for Auto Collision Students will acquire basic welding skills on light gauge metals and other materials used in the automobile industry by using oxyacetylene welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), and plastic welding.
Refinishing Students will complete paint jobs, spot repair, color blending, sanding techniques, and taping.
Estimating & Structural Repair Students will acquire the knowledge necessary to conduct an inspection and perform damage analysis, both structural and non-structural.
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CVTC graduates are ready for the workforce. Each year, we send our graduates the Graduate Follow-Up Survey asking where they are working, whether it is in their degree field, and several other questions related to employment. Below are the program outcomes and job data.
60% of our recent Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician graduates got a job in the industry.
Our recent Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician graduates reported an average starting salary of $37,090.
There are 51 job openings in the CVTC district for the Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician industry.
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