San Joaquin Delta College - California

Course Details

Automotive Body Advanced Repair and Restoration Certificate of Achievement

Course Description

Upon successful completion of the Advanced Automotive Body Repair and Restoration certificate, the student possesses skills for employment as an apprentice collision repair technician, apprentice paint technician, or as a painter's helper and is qualified to pursue business ownership. After becoming employed, the student may be certified by the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) or receive certification for various courses taken through I-CAR, Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
3year

Career outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes Students will demonstrate the knowledge needed to accurately estimate, on a legal repair order (to Bureau of Automotive Repair standards), the required materials, parts and amount of labor to complete the repairs. Students will demonstrate the advanced skill of assessing imperfections and irregularities of a surface in preparation for paint. Students will also demonstrate the skills necessary to perfect the surface prior to painting. Students will demonstrate single stage and basecoat/clear coat painting skills at the industry standard level, including solvent/water based paints. Students will perform the skills of metal shaping, shrinking, stretching, bending and cutting to demonstrate industry standard repairs at the advance level.




Automotive Body Advanced Repair and Restoration Certificate of Achievement San Joaquin Delta College - California