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Collision Engineering Technology

If you love cars and have a creative side, auto body repair and refinishing might be the perfect career for you!

About Our Department

Auto body repair is essential for restoring vehicles damaged in accidents or from wear and tear. Skilled technicians utilize various techniques, from dent removal to paint matching, to return vehicles to their pre-damaged condition. Our program offers hands-on training in a shop environment, allowing students to practice their skills on real vehicles with the latest technologies and materials used in the industry.

Students use the latest tools to get hands-on auto body repair training in areas such as computer measuring systems, wheel alignment, refinishing, spot repair and custom painting, and computer paint mixing.

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Students in the Collision Engineering Technology program are trained hands-on with the latest equipment found in the industry.

Student in an NDSCS Auto Body uniform wearing a respirator and sanding a car part under the open hood of a vehicle.

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Collision Engineering Technology

Students in the Collision Engineering Technology program are trained hands-on with the latest equipment found in the industry.

Student sitting cross-legged on the floor applying purple masking tape to the fender of a white car with the hood open.

“What I really love is the flexibility to be able to work with new products with every vehicle that comes in.”

Jacqueline / Collision Engineering Technology

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