About the Program
The rapidly-growing field of automobile body repair and construction is the focus of the Auto Collision Repair Technology program, offered as two 1-year specialty certificates:
- Automobile Cosmetic Repair
- Automobile Structural Repair
Through hands-on experience, students gain knowledge in both automobile cosmetic repair and automobile structural repair through hands-on experience in. Students gain hands-on experience in structural alignment, dent removal, and paintless dent removal. The program also covers replacing damaged parts, body sectioning, painting, refinishing procedures, and plastic repair in both theory and practice.
These and other skills are taught via industry-current collision-related computer programs as estimating, laser body alignment, and color Cromavision.
Work opportunities include not only the many jobs in collision repair centers, but also in the fields of insurance adjusting or appraising, and as paint specialists with paint companies or in industrial centers.
Degree Plans
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Child Development Certificate, Arkansas State University
Alexander, Cami
A.S.E., I-CAR Certifications, NOTCI; A.S., Arkansas State University; B.S.E., University of Arkansas
Dail, Larry “Butch”
A.A.S., A.A., Black River Technical College; B.S.E., M.S., Arkansas State University; MCSA; CompTIA: A+, Linux+, Cloud+ Certified; MOUS Certified
