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Auto Collision Technology

Students enrolled in Auto Collision Technology program will: 

  • Design and produce custom paint work. 
  • Interact with customers to assess accident damage and perform structural and paint repairs. 
  • Use state of the art technologies in a national certified Automotive Service Excellence program. 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Units of Study

  • Safety
  • Vehicle Design & Construction
  • Panel, Glass, Trim, & Restraint
  • Metal Finishing & Corrosion Protection
  • Structural Component Repair & Damage Analysis
  • Welding & Cutting
  • Surface Preparation & Refinishing
  • Automotive Finishes
  • Blending Operations
  • Detailing
  • Plastic Repair

Industry Credentials

Auto Body/Collision Repair Technology students can earn the following certifications and credentials in high school:

  • PA State Inspection
  • SP2: Safety Pollution Prevention
  • Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
  • OSHA CareerSafe

College Articulation

Bucks County Community College - Up to 35 Credits

Students must meet program requirements to access credits

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology*

  • CORT 111 - Collision Repair Welding - 4.00
  • CORT 116 - Repairing Damaged Panels and Metalworking Methods - 4.00
  • CORT 107 - Details of Body Construction - 4.00

    Total Credits Awarded: 12.00
    Notes: Twelve credits are aligned to CIP 47.0603 Collision Repair Technology, Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree program.
     
  • Collision Repair Technology

Ohio Technical College

  • $1,000 towards 12 month program

*  Indicates SOAR Credits 3902 SOAR page 1

Industry Salary Ranges

  • Automotive Glass Installer: $20,390 - $50,080
  • Painters, Transportation Equip: $25,790 - 68,600
  • Automotive Body Repairer: $25,030 - $69,570 

Career Opportunities

  • Automotive Body and Related Repairers
  • Painter
  • Coating
  • Painting & Spraying Machine Setters/Oprs/Tenders
  • Insurance Appraiser
  • Automotive Glass Installers, and repairers
  • Refinishing Technician
  • Equipment Sales Person

Program Costs

  • Uniform: $40
  • Respirator: $50
  • Safety Boots: $35
  • Safety Inspection Cert: $25

Instructor:  Shawn Rudden
Email: srudden@ubtech.org
Phone: 215-795-2911 x226