• Automotive Collision Technology Technician

  • Automotive Collision Technology Technician (T401300)

    This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics career cluster; the purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment as automotive body related repairers or automobile body repairers.

    The content includes, but is not limited to, the following: basic trade skills; refinishing skills; sheet metal repair skills; frame and unibody squaring and aligning; user of fillers; paint systems and undercoats; related welding skills; related mechanical skills; trim-hardware maintenance; glass servicing, and other miscellaneous repairs. The course content should also include training in communication, leadership, human relations and employability skills; and safe, efficient work practices.

    This program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Automotive industry; planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues, and health, safety and environmental issues.

    George Stone Technical Center is a Certified National Automotive Training Education Foundation (NATEF) Center. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared to take the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) exams for ASE certification.

    Program content includes the following courses: 

    OCPs
    Title
    Course
    Hours
    A
    Automotive Collision Repair and Refinishing Helper/Assistant
    ARR0140
    150
    B
    Automotive Collision Refinishing Technician
    ARR0141
    450
    C
    Non-Structural Damage Repair Technician
    ARR0312
    300
    D
    Damage Analysis and Estimating
    ARR0022
    75
    E
    Automotive Collision Welding, Cutting and Joining
    ARR0112
    75
    F
    Structural Damage Repair Technician
    ARR0295
    350
     
     
    Program Length:
    1400 Hours

    Enrollment

    George Stone Technical College has an open-enrollment policy. Provided there is seat availability in the desired class, the student may begin classes on the first Monday of each quarter.

    Fall Enrollment Dates Spring Enrollment Dates
    August 10, 2023
    January 8, 2024
    October 2, 2023 March 4, 2024

    Program Times

    Status Times Frequency
    Full Time - Day
    8:00AM - 1:30PM
    MTWRF
    Part Time - Day 
    8:00AM - 10:30AM
    MTWRF
    Part Time - Day
    11:00AM - 1:30PM
    MTWRF
    Full Time - Evening

                     

                             NOT AVAILABLE
    Part Time - Evening

    Program Costs

     

    Estimated for Florida Residents

    Tuition: $4,200

    Books/Supplies: $500

    Work boots and jumpsuit: $100

    Total: $4800

    Industry Salaries

     

    Salary Rate: $23,000 - $65,000

    Pensacola Average: $36,660

    State Average: $42,000

    National Average: $38,380

    Instructor Contact Information

    Instructor: Kevin Wamsley

    Email: KWamsley@ecsdfl.us

    Phone: 850 786 6579 

    Location: Building 6, Room 601

    Office hours: Monday through Thursday 7:30AM - 3:00PM and Friday 7:30AM - 2:30PM

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