Cerritos College Automotive Collision Repair Program Wins $5,000 Grant

NORWALK, Calif. - Nov. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- The mission of the Collision Repair Education Foundation is to promote and enhance career opportunities in the Collision Repair industry. As part of their mission they created the “Ultimate Collision Education Makeover.”

The “Ultimate Collision Education Makeover” was created to honor a school that excels in educating students in collision repair. The grant assists by adding financial assistance to improve a schools program’s teaching materials and equipment.

Several students from the Automotive Collision Repair program; painting students, body repair students, estimating students, and shop management students were involved in the “Ultimate Collision Education Makeover” contest. They worked the booths at the SEMA show with businesses, attended 21 classes including; industry classes conducted by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), and I-CAR courses.

The winners were selected by a selection committee comprised of members of the Education Foundation Board of Trustees and the winners of the grants were announced at SEMA 2013.

"The grant will allow us to provide much needed paint mixing banks with toners for students to learn how to mix and match colors in water-borne paint from 2 different manufacturers (DuPont and PPG), said Automotive Collision Repair Instructor, Charles Robertson.

The Cerritos College Auto Collision Repair Program is dedicated to providing technologically advanced collision repair training and certification, through state-of-the-art curricula and hands-on training that educates students in three primary areas:  collision repair, automotive refinishing technology, and damage estimating and management.  To learn more about the Automotive Collision Repair Program, visit the website at http://cms.cerritos.edu/autobody/ or call at (562) 860-2451 Ext. 2942.

To learn more about the Collision Repair Education Foundation, visit http://www.collisioneducationfoundation.org