Southcentral MS

CAREER TYPE

Body, Frame and Refinish Technician

Automotive body and glass repairers restore, refinish, and replace vehicle bodies and frames, windshields, and window glass.

CAREER TYPE KEY FACTS:

Salary Range Potential: Average Salary Range $41,970 to $70,670

Class Types:

  • Lab and Lecture: Structural Analysis and Damage Repair, Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair, Refinishing, Mechanical and Electrical Components, Refinishing

TRAINING CENTER PROGRAMS

Collision Repair Technology-Body, Frame and Refinish Technician

Collision Repair Technology is an instructional program designed to prepare students for entry level into the Collision Repair and Refinishing trade. Upon completion of this program, the students will be prepared for beginning positions as body, frame, and refinish technicians. Students will be provided theory and practical repair and refinish work beginning with basic applications and progressing on to heavy collision repairs requiring major body and frame alignment and panel replacement. The instruction includes all phases necessary to teach collision repair including glass replacement, welding, hardware and trim items replacement, cosmetic repairs, and structural repairs.

Example of Class Types

Lab and Lecture: Structural Analysis and Damage Repair, Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair, Refinishing, Mechanical and Electrical Components, Refinishing

  Day and Night Classes:

Day and Night

Pre-requisites required:
Submit an application for enrollment to the Office of Admissions and Records at Hinds Community College. Request that an official high school transcript or GED scores and ACT scores be sent to the Office of Admissions and Records if you are a high school graduate. Take the ACCUPLACER placement test to assess developmental needs

Length of Program
Career Certificate | Technical Certificate | Associate of Applied Science

Summary of Program Requirements
Submit an application for enrollment to the Office of Admissions and Records at Hinds Community College. Request that an official high school transcript or GED scores and ACT scores be sent to the Office of Admissions and Records if you are a high school graduate. Take the ACCUPLACER placement test to assess developmental needs

Skills Needed
Communication | Detail Oriented | Dexterity | Mechanical | Problem Solving | Physical Strength
Hinds Community College
Rankin, Raymond and Utica Campuses

Contact
Jerry Cox
601-936-5522/1860
JNCox@hindscc.edu