2017-18 BTC Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Automotive Collision Repair Technology
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Overview
Love cars and want to make fixing them your career? Bellingham Technical College’s Automotive Collision Repair Technology program will give you training for a career as an automotive collision repair technician, automotive glass specialist, painter, or auto body repair shop manager. BTC’s automotive classes will train you for all aspects of automotive repair, using the latest technological processes and equipment in our full-service shop. Your training will include trade-specific skills, such as how to repair and refinish damaged vehicles.
BTC’s Auto Collision Repair program will train you with hands-on instruction that will earn you top jobs with employers such as independent automotive repair shops, car detailing shops, automotive manufacturers, automotive recyclers, and more.
The Auto Collision Repair Technology program is an I-CAR Industry Training Alliance member.
Associate Degree & Certificate Programs
AAS- Associate Degree: Take six quarters of automotive classes, including an internship in the repair field, and graduate from Bellingham Technical College with your associate degree in Automotive Collision Repair Technology, ready to get top jobs in automotive repair shops and beyond.
AAS-T Transfer Degree: Take six quarters of general education and automotive classes, including an internship in the collision repair field. After completing the courses and training, you’ll be ready to get jobs in the automotive field, or you can transfer your class credits to a four-year university or college to earn your bachelor’s degree.
Automotive Non-Structural Repair Certificate: Earn this certificate in just two quarters and lean how to diagnose and repair basic non-structural auto body damage and apply basic refinishing concepts to industry standards.
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the Automotive Collision Repair Technology AAS and AAS-T Degree Program will be able to:
- Use basic industry tools, equipment and hazardous materials safely;
- Diagnose and repair basic non-structural auto body damage to I-CAR standards;
- Assess damaged vehicles and perform structural auto body repairs to I-CAR standards;
- Diagnose and repair various types of plastic and composites used in the automotive industry;
- Refinish various substrates to pre-accident condition;
- Obtain I-CAR aluminum welding certification;
- Obtain I-CAR steel welding certification.
Graduates of the Automotive Collision Repair Technology Non-Structural Repair Certificate Program will be able to:
- Use basic industry tools, equipment and hazardous materials safely;
- Diagnose and repair basic non-structural auto body damage to I-CAR standards;
- Diagnose and repair various types of plastic and composites used in the automotive industry;
- Apply basic refinishing concepts to industry standards.
Program Entry Information
This program admits students in fall quarter.
Testing Requirements
These requirements are for the AAS degree and are lower than those for the AAS-T degree. Please see the AAS-T Entry Page for AAS-T requirements.
- ACCUPLACER Arithmetic score of 38 or a C grade in MATH 090 or ABE 050 .
- ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score of 71 or a C grade in RDG 085 , and ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills score of 71 or a C grade inENGL 092 .
Degree and Certificate Requirements
Automotive Collision Repair Technology Degree and Certificate completion requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater and minimum grade of C/2.0 for required courses.
ProgramsAssociate of Applied Science
Associate of Applied Science - Transfer
Certificate
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