Program Description
The Auto Collision Technology course provides students with training to repair or replace auto body parts using hand and power tools. Students also learn to refinish surfaces through painting or spot painting. Auto Collision Technicians restore vehicles damaged as a result of collision, corrosion, or wear. Some of the topics covered are: safety, welding and cutting techniques, identification and analysis of damage, measuring and texturing systems, metal/fiberglass/plastic repair, refinishing from total paint jobs to minor repair, estimating and detailing. The program is Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified and the students will be trained and tested to ASE standards.
Length of Program
Auto Collision Technology is a 1 year, full-day program or a 2 year, half-day program for a total of 1050 hours.
Eligible Students
This program is open to secondary as well as post-secondary students.
College Credit
College credit is currently available for this program through OSU-Okmulgee.
Certifications
State Competency Tests and ASE Certifications are available with this program.
Career Opportunities
The following career opportunities are possible after completing the program:
- Automotive Painter
- Detailer
- Estimator
- Frame Specialist
- Body Repairer
Helpful Attributes
The following skills are not necessary but would allow the student to progress more quickly to achieve success:
- Good manual dexterity
- Desire to learn
- Strong math skills
- Strong work ethic
Student Organizations
The students are encouraged to participate in the SkillsUSA-VICA organization which promotes leadership development and skill competition at the state and national levels.
Contact Information
For more information about the Auto Collision Technology program at the Alva campus, contact Mr. Jeff Owen at 580.327.0344.
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Auto Collision Students Place in State Contest
The SkillsUSA State Convention was held on April 24-26 in Tulsa. Jeff Rohrer and Ben Kreiman participated in the competition. Both students are enrolled in the Auto Collision Technology program.
Rohrer, an adult student placed fifth in the post-secondary Auto Collision Technology competition. Kreiman, a student at Cherokee High School, placed fourth in the secondary event. Both students were recognized on stage during the awards ceremony.
Jeff Owen is the instructor for the Auto Collision Technology program at Northwest Technology Center.
Auto Collision Students Participate in SkillsUSA Contest
Four Auto Collision Technology Students from the the Alva Campus placed at the District SkillsUSA Auto Collision Contest held February 6 at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno. The students were accompanied to the contest by their instructor, Mr. Jeff Owen.
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Displayed above are morning students of Auto Collision Technology. Ben Kreiman (left) placed First in the Auto Collision Secondary Division and Zachary Chaffin (right) placed Second in the Secondary Paint and Refinishing event. Ben also qualified for the State SkillsUSA Contest. |
Displayed above are afternoon students of the Auto Collision Technology. Dakota Nusser placed 3rd in the Paint and Refinishing event of the Secondary Division and Jeff Rohrer placed 2nd in the Post-Secondary Auto Collision event. Jeff also qualified for the State SkillsUSA Contest. |
Student Places at National Competition
Cody Watson and Jeff Owen during the SkillsUSA National Competition. Watson placed tenth at the National Competition. Owen is the instructor for Northwest Technology Center's Auto Collision Technology program.
Cody Watson, a 2007 graduate of Freedom High School, placed 10 th in the Auto Collision portion of the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 25-29 in Kansas City.
Competing in a nearly eight-hour competition featuring events ranging from body painting and welding to frame damage analysis and dent repair, Watson beat out nearly 70 other competitors to capture a top-10 finish.
Accompanying Watson to Kansas City for the week-long event was Jeff Owen, Auto Collision Technology Instructor at Northwest Technology Center.
“Cody did really, really well,” Owen said. “We had no idea what to expect at this competition, and Cody was nervous at first, but once he got going he did really well. I was very proud of him.”
Watson reiterated those sentiments.
“In the days leading up to contest, I wasn’t nervous,” Watson said. “But when got on the floor of the convention center in Kansas City and saw how things were set up, it really set in how big an event this was.”
Watson said he felt he was good enough to place in the top 10, but he wasn’t certain when he saw the level of competition he’d be up against.
“I was really hoping to place in the top 10,” Watson said. “I felt I was good enough to compete at that level, but of course you can never be sure.”
Watson earned the opportunity to compete in the national competition by winning his state competition earlier in the semester. Watson was one of just two auto collision students who advanced to represent Oklahoma at the SkillsUSA national conference.
Watson is first NWTC Auto Collision Technology student to win the state competition and advance to nationals.
Watson knew early on that the national competition would include a whole different set of challenges he did not encounter at the state competition.
“At the state competition you can always expect some good competitors and some that aren’t so good,” Watson said. “The national competition isn’t like that. Everyone here is good. This is the best of the best.”
All told, more than 5,000 high school and postsecondary students competed in 87 contests, including 57 in the skilled trades. Including industry volunteers, judges and friends and family, about 14,000 people were in Kansas City for the event, making it Kansas City’s largest annual convention.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. This national organization serves trade, industrial, technical and health occupations students in public high schools, career and technical centers and schools and two-year colleges. SkillsUSA has more than 284,000 student members annually, organized into more than 19,200 sections in 54 state and territorial associations, including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
Auto Collision Student Wins State Contest
Cody Watson (center), a Senior at Freedom High School, will represent not only the Northwest Technology Center Auto Collision Technology program but the state of Oklahoma at the National SkillsUSA Conference.
Two students enrolled in Northwest Technology Center’s Auto Collision Technology program recently competed at the state SkillsUSA Competition held on the campus of OSU Okmulgee. The students were Cody Watson, a senior at Freedom High School and Alesi Streich, a senior at Alva High School.
Watson placed first in the secondary competition. He is now headed to the national competition in Kansas City, Missouri in late June.
“I am so proud of Cody,” stated Jeff Owen, Auto Collision Instructor at Northwest Technology Center. “He is a focused student with very high level skills in this area.”
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