2018-19 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.
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.
- A driver’s license is not required to enroll in the program.
- Driving citations will not restrict, or prevent students from enrolling in the Automotive Collision Repair Technology Program; however, citations may prevent some internship and/or employment opportunities.
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 MATH 090 wirh a C or better or ABE 050 with a C or better.
- ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or better.
- ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or better.
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-/1.7 for CRT courses and a minimum grade of C/2.0 for academic courses.
ProgramsAssociate of Applied Science
Associate of Applied Science - Transfer
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