The Automotive Dealership Institute offers a four-week 160-hour course each month in Automotive Finance Management. The class meets in Scottsdale, Arizona, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuition is $12,000, as of May 2010, and includes all course materials and post-graduation nationwide job placement assistance. Course topics include federal and Arizona-specific laws, leasing, prime and non-prime lenders, loan structuring, negotiating and Internet sales. The school has accreditation by the Arizona State Board for Private Post secondary Education and the Better Business Bureau.
Automotive Dealership Institute
6613 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
480-998-7200
autodealerinstitute.com
The College of Automotive Management offers a comprehensive five-week finance and insurance department management course. Tuition for the full program is $13,950 and the one-week program is $2,850, as of May 2010. Students receive certificates from the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals and the Institute for Ethical Behavior for each course component completed. These include professional management in the sales, Internet, special finance and finance and insurance departments, presentations and negotiations. You can take the full course in segments lasting one to four weeks. Locations include Pleasanton (Northern California), Santa Ana (Orange County), Sherman Oaks, Carlsbad (San Diego) and San Bernadino. Scholarships, housing and tuition financing are available.
College of Automotive Management
Executive Offices
3000 West MacArthur Blvd., Suite 300
Santa Ana, CA 92704
714-755-6835
collegeofautomotive.com
The Oak Group has a five-day intensive finance and insurance training school that runs one business week. The class meets in Elmhurst, Illinois, 30 minutes west of Chicago. Subjects include legal requirements and lawsuit prevention, how to deal with lending institutions and get buyers approved, buyer-specific selling techniques, handling cancellations, sales logs and reporting. Role-playing, homework assignments and frequent quizzes reinforce classroom instruction and ensure comprehension. Tuition is $1,475, as of May 2010.
Oak Group
340 West Butterfield Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630-833-9770
calloak.com
The finance and insurance course at Puget Sound Automobile Dealers Association is a 40-hour one-week course. Offered three times per year, classes meet eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, in Seattle, Washington. The instructor is an Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals (AFIP) certified trainer. The curriculum is beneficial for the novice and the more seasoned finance and insurance manager. Students will learn industry-standard operating procedures and more contemporary finance and insurance techniques. There is a focused session on the topic of building lender relationships.
Puget Sound Automobile Dealers Association
16101 Greenwood Avenue North #2100
Seattle, WA 98133
206-542-3551
psada.com