Auto Body Repair Auto Body Repair I:  1 year - 3 credits The program is designed to teach the skills of repairing collision damage to motor vehicles as well as minor restoration and refinishing of completed vehicles. Class activities include learning the arts of metal finishing, sheet metal shrinking, welding, plastic filler application, sheet metal alignment, and refinishing. The student will learn how to use welders, air powered grinders, air sanders, polishers, spray guns, and sheet metal pulling devices. Auto Body Repair II:   1 year - 3 credits Prerequisite: Certificate of Completion from Auto Body Repair I and instructor's recommendation The second-year course is designed for the advanced student who wishes to gain additional experience in painting and learn the principles of frame and unibody straightening. A limited number of students will be selected by the instructor based upon interest and ability. Due to the Center's Tech Prep relationship with nearby community colleges, those students successfully completing this program may earn college credit for auto body repair skills learned at the Center.  (See below) Specialized Equipment: Hand tools Power tools Spray guns Grinders Polishers Hydraulic jacks Oxyacetylene torches MIG welders Downdraft spray booth Frame equipment Sand blasting equipment Frame machine Occupational Options: Automobile body customizer Auto frame repairer Shop estimator Air brush painter Auto body repairer Automotive painter Finished metal repairer Auto body repair helper Automotive painter helper Skills Taught: Metal finishing Grinding Plastic filler application Welding - MIG and Brazing Body panel alignment Body panel replacement Spray painting Buffing and polishing WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT + WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Tech Prep Program 4 Years of High School/Technical Program + 2 Years of Community College Auto Body Technology Program High School Course Requirements 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Literature/Composition 9 Literature/Composition 10 Language Arts 11 Language Arts 12 Pre-Algebra Algebra Algebra 2 Geometry Science 9 Intro to Chemistry Chemistry American Government World Cultures American History Auto Body Repair (3 credits) Auto Body Repair (3 credits) Physical Education Drafting 1 Human Perspectives Computer Science Two-Year Community College Course Requirements Requirements for Associate of Applied Science Degree Semester 1 Suggested Credits: 16 Semester 3 Suggested Credits: 17 MAT 121 Technical Mathematics 1 3 ENG 134 Technical Communications 3 WLT 101 Welding & Fabrication 1 3 PS 101 American Government 3 AUT 101 Automotive Fundamentals 3 WLT 102 Welding & Fabrication 2 4 ABR 101 Auto Body Metal Work 4 ABR 104 Auto Body Collision Estimates 4 ENG 110 English 1 3 Humanities Elective 3 Semester 2 Suggested Credits: 15 Semester 4 Suggested Credits: 16 ABR 102 Auto Body Refinishing 4 LS 204 Occupational Health and Safety Elective 3 ABR 103 Auto Body Frame Straightening & Allignment 4 ABR 105 Basic Fundamentals of Special Finishes and Custom Work 4 AUT 102 Automotive Electrical System 4 BUS 175 Small Business Management 3 MAT 122 Technical Mathematics 2 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 Program Total: 64 "Vocational education will have just as big a role as university education in America's future, because the greatest need in the workplace is technical skills." Source: Jack Smith, CEO, General Motors, Detroit News 4/97 See Class Syllabus Articulation Agreements To Top This site is designed and developed by the staff and students at the William D. Ford Career-Technical Center. E-mail questions and comments to wdfordctc@wwcsd.net.