# Auto Body Technology (ABOD) courses Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 10 courses Source: https://cuesta.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/29980/29981/29982 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026. ### ABOD 170 — AUTO BODY REPAIR I - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 6 hours per week: (2.00 lecture hours/4.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours) - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/abod.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Letter Grade or P/NP Presents the fundamentals of automotive body repair. Includes instruction in body construction, welding, metalworking methods and equipment used in the auto body repair industry. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge and manipulative skill necessary for gainful employment in the auto body repair industry. ### ABOD 171 — ADVANCED AUTO BODY - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 6 hours per week: (2.00 lecture hours/4.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours) - **Prerequisite:** ABOD 170 - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/abod.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Letter Grade or P/NP Presents an advanced course in automotive body and fender repair which combines laboratory work on campus and on-site research in a commercial repair facility. This course covers estimating damage, frame alignment, trim work, upholstery removal and installation, shop management, and major collision damage repair. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge and manipulative skill necessary for gainful employment in the automotive collision repair industry. ### ABOD 175 — AUTOMOTIVE PAINTING - **Units:** 5 - **Hours:** 9 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/6.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours) - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/abod.md) - Credit - Degree Applicable - Letter Grade or P/NP Covers surface preparation, selection and application of undercoats, topcoats and other types of refinishing materials and equipment which are compliant with current Air Pollution Control District rulings and laws governing commercial automotive refinishing operations. Addresses health, safety, and environmental concerns relative to the automotive painting industry. Emphasizes development of the knowledge and manipulative skills necessary for gainful employment in the automotive painting industry. ### ABOD 177 — ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE PAINTING - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 6 hours per week: (2.00 lecture hours/4.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours) - **Prerequisite:** ABOD 170 and ABOD 175 - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules - Credit - Degree Applicable - Letter Grade or P/NP Presents complete vehicle refinishing, color matching techniques, color theory and custom painting as well as vehicle detailing. Prepares students for employment as an automotive painter. ### ABOD 193L — NON-STRUCTURAL TECHNICIAN - PROLEVEL 1 - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 6 hours per week: (2.00 lecture hours/4.00 lab hours/0.00 activity hours) - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules - Credit - Degree Applicable - Letter Grade or P/NP Presents non-structural qualification training for industry certification exams. Course includes instruction in automotive hazardous materials, personal safety, and refinishing safety. Training will also include trim and hardware procedures, automotive foams processes, ascertain automotive movable glass functions, implementation of cosmetic straightening steel methods, plastic repair/refinishing, and corrosion protection relevant to the collision repair industry. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge and manipulative skill necessary for introductory skills in the collision repair industry. ### ABOD 252 — WORK EXPERIENCE IN AUTO BODY TECHNOLOGY - **Units:** 0.5 to 4 - **Hours:** 1.5 to 12 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/0.00 - 0.00 lab hours/1.50 - 12.00 work experience hours) - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules - Credit - Degree Applicable - Letter Grade Only - Repeatable: 3 Times Provides opportunities for students in Auto Body Technology to connect academic curricula to experiential learning in the workplace as an internship, Service Learning placement or general employment. Allows students to develop and work on learning objectives in workplace competencies and technical skills relevant for their course of study and career pathway. Students must work 54 hours for each unit of credit earned, in half-unit increments (27 hours), up to a maximum of 4 units. Employment can be paid or unpaid. ### ABOD 570 — AUTO BODY REPAIR I - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 6 hours per week: (2.00 lecture hours/4.00 lab hours) - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/abod.md) - Non Credit - P/NP Only, Non-Credit Gradeable Course/SP Presents the fundamentals of automotive body repair. Includes instruction in body construction, welding, metalworking methods and equipment used in the auto body repair industry. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge and manipulative skill necessary for gainful employment in the auto body repair industry. ### ABOD 571 — ADVANCED AUTO BODY - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 6 hours per week: (2.00 lecture hours/4.00 lab hours) - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/abod.md) - Non Credit - P/NP Only, Non-Credit Gradeable Course/SP Presents an advanced course in automotive body and fender repair which combines laboratory work on campus and on-site research in a commercial repair facility. This course covers estimating damage, frame alignment, trim work, upholstery removal and installation, shop management, and major collision damage repair. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge and manipulative skill necessary for gainful employment in the automotive collision repair industry. ### ABOD 575 — AUTOMOTIVE PAINTING - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 9 hours per week: (3.00 lecture hours/6.00 lab hours) - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/abod.md) - Non Credit - P/NP Only, Non-Credit Gradeable Course/SP Covers surface preparation, selection and application of undercoats, topcoats and other types of refinishing materials and equipment which are compliant with current Air Pollution Control District rulings and laws governing commercial automotive refinishing operations. Addresses health, safety, and environmental concerns relative to the automotive painting industry. Emphasizes development of the knowledge and manipulative skills necessary for gainful employment in the automotive painting industry. ### ABOD 577 — ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE PAINTING - **Units:** 0 - **Hours:** 6 hours per week: (2.00 lecture hours/4.00 lab hours) - **Prerequisite:** ABOD 570 ABOD 575 - **Advisory:** ESL 706 - **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules - Non Credit - P/NP Only, Non-Credit Gradeable Course/SP Presents complete vehicle refinishing, color matching techniques, color theory and custom painting as well as vehicle detailing. Prepares students for employment as an automotive painter.