Auto Body

The Auto Body and Paint program prepares students to enter the job market with hands-on experience as trained and qualified technicians, and allows students to continue toward a Baccalaureate degree in advanced schools of technology, as teachers, or to broaden their skills in management, design or business. Lecture and laboratory instruction covers safety, trade ethics, welding practices, use of hand and power tools, as well as theory, repair, customization and painting of automobiles. Upon registering for a class in the Auto Body program, the student will receive a list of required basic tools. The student will be guided in acquiring appropriate tools that relate to the particular course in which he/she has enrolled. This way, students graduating from the program who wish to enter the automotive collision repair, customization and restoration trade possess the necessary tools. The AS degree in Auto Body will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the major course requirements listed below for each option and the General Education requirements for the Associate in Science Degree listed in the Degrees, Programs & Transfer Requirements section of this Catalog.

Career Opportunities

Students in this field typically work in automotive collision repair, customization and restoration environments.

Learning Outcome(s)

1. Safely and effectively use hand tools and power tools and communicate the practices of occupational safety in the work environment.
2. Accurately apply technical skills in the workplace based on hands-on knowledge of practices common within the industry.
3. Understand parts of vehicles, vehicle construction and the language of the automotive trade.
4. Apply scope of automotive principles to the creative components of automotive repair, restoration and customization.