The purpose to the Collision Repair Technology program is to provide accessible, quality educational opportunities that will provide individuals with the knowledge, technical skills, and attitudes necessary to obtain entry-level employment in the collision repair profession.
The diploma and certificate programs are intended to produce graduates who are prepared for entry-level employment as collision repair technicians or refinish technicians. Program graduates are to be competent in the academic areas of communications, mathematics, computer literacy, and human relations and in the technical areas of glass replacement, detailing, appraisal and estimating, automotive MIG welding, suspension systems and frame repair, collision repair, and refinishing.
Reid State Technical College will accomplish program objectives by providing students with a comprehensive general education and technical training in the core area of Collision Repair Technology. The occupational skill preparation should meet the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) recognize skill standard. The college will ensure program quality through internal certification of graduate competencies and eternal certification of graduates through I-CAR.
The philosophy and purpose of the Collision Repair Technology program is consistent with the governing institution.
