Automotive Body Repair (ABR) is a 60 semester hour program combining classroom theory with hands-on practice in the laboratory.  Requirements for the certificate of completion include four academic courses totaling 12 semester hours and all required career technical courses.  Students can also earn stackable short term certificates and industry certifications. This program is designed to help students acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to prepare for successful entry-level employment in the field of automotive body repair.

Awards

• Certificate

• Automotive Body Repair

• Short Term Certificate

• Components of Auto Body

  • Non-Structural Repair

  • Structural Repair

  • Surface Preparation & Refinishing

Industry Certification
National Career Readiness Credential

Electives may be offered to meet a student’s personal educational goals or for instructional purposes.

Program Contacts

Mr. Woody Chisum, Instructor
Draper Instructional Service Center
334-514-3589

Thomas “Chief” Rolin, Instructor / Department Chair
Fountain Campus
334-290-3240 ext. 6402

This is a “Live Work” program.

Occupational Data*

Automotive body repairers restore and refinish vehicle bodies and frames. They repair damage caused by collisions and make vehicles look and drive like new. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of automotive body repairers is projected to grow eight percent from 2016 to 2026, about as fast as the average for all occupations. The best opportunities in automotive body repair field will be available to those with industry certification and training in automotive body repair and refinishing, and in collision repair.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook