The Automotive Training Center (ATC) has two campuses based in Philadelphia. The technical school offers two diploma programs: Collision Reconditioning Technology, designed for completion within 15 months, and Collision Repair Technology, a 20-month evening program. ATC students learn from Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-certified instructors. Subjects include the restoration of damaged vehicles (including metalworking), body and frame repair, painting and refinishing, and working with electrical, steering and suspension systems.
Automotive Training Center
Exton Campus
114 Pickering Way
Exton, PA 19341
610-363-6716
888-321-8992
Warminster Campus
900 Johnsville Boulevard
Warminster, PA 18974
215-259-1900
888-881-8140
http://autotraining.edu/
With more than 40 campuses across the United States, the Lincoln Group of Schools--a collection of eight technical institutions--offers diplomas or associate degree programs in collision repair at five of its campuses. These campuses include the Lincoln Technical Institute in East Windsor, Connecticut; the Lincoln College of Technology in Illinois, Indiana and Texas; and the Nashville Auto-Diesel College in Nashville, Tennessee. In these locations, auto body students learn from ASE-certified instructors about subject areas such as auto body construction, dent repair, surface preparation, welding and cutting. At the Texas location in particular, students get to work on race cars due to the school's involvement in the Grand Prairie racing scene.
Lincoln Technical Institute
East Windsor Campus
97 Newberry Road
East Windsor, CT 06088
800-243-4242
Lincoln College of Technology
Melrose Park Campus
8317 W. North Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160
708-344-4700
Lincoln College of Technology
Indianapolis Campus
7225 Winton Drive
Building 128
Indianapolis, IN 46268
317 632-5553
Nashville Auto-Diesel College
1524 Gallatin Road
Nashville, TN 37206
615-226-3990
Lincoln College of Technology
Grand Prairie Campus
2915 Alouette Drive
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
972-660-5701
http://www.lincolnedu.com/
WyoTech (formerly known as the Wyoming Technical Institute) has six locations across the United States. The school offers a Collision Refinishing Technology diploma program at its Sacramento, California location. The program is divided into two parts: collision (which focuses on the fundamentals of restoring cars) and refinishing (which focuses on a variety of techniques, including surface preparation and masking, detailing, corrosion protection and plastic welding). Students may choose one of the program's four specialties: Applied Service Management, Motorsports Chassis Fabrication, Street Rod and Custom Fabrication, and Trim and Upholstery Technology.
WyoTech
Sacramento Campus
980 Riverside Parkway
West Sacramento, CA 95605
916-376-8888
http://www.wyotech.edu