AUTO COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY

							                                                                                                                Programs and Disciplines




AUTO COLLISION                                                          Fourth Term
                                                                        AB      201       Panel Replacement                                12
REPAIR TECHNOLOGY                                                       General Education                                                   4
                                                                        Fifth Term
Rock Creek Campus                                                       AB       205      Technical Skills and Collision Repair            12
Building 2, Room 131                                                    General Education                                                   4
503-614-7331                                                            WLD 211           Auto Collision Repair Welding Aluminum            2
www.pcc.edu/programs/auto-collision/                                    Sixth Term
                                                                        AB      280A      CE: Auto Body Repair                             10
CAREER AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTION                                          AB      280B      CE: Auto Body Repair- Seminar                     2
Collision repair technicians possess the skills required to return a    General Education                                                   4
collision damaged vehicle to its pre-accident condition. Among
                                                                        AUTO COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY
these skills are metal working, welding, mechanical, electrical, air
conditioning, plastic repair, shaping and forming fillers, structural
                                                                        TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE
analysis and repair, and four wheel suspension alignment.               Minimum 72 credit hours. Students must meet certificate require-
                                                                        ments. The Auto Collision Repair Technology Certificate is a re-
Total required credit may vary due to three to four credit conver-      lated certificate. All courses are contained within the Auto Collision
sion. PCC comprehensive degree and certificate minimum re-              Repair Technology AAS Degree.
quirements must be met.
                                                                        Auto Collision Repair Technology Two-Year Certificate
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES OFFERED                                        Credit Summary
                                                                        AB                               60
Associate of Applied Science Degree                                     Cooperative Education            12
  Auto Collision Repair Technology                                                          Credit Total 72
Two-Year Certificate                                                    COURSE OF STUDY
  Auto Collision Repair Technology                                      The coursework listed below is required. The following is an
Less than One-Year Certificate                                          example of a term-by-term breakdown.
  Auto Body Painting                                                    First Term
  Auto Collision Repair Technology                                      AB       100         Auto Body Basic Skills                        12
                                                                        Second Term
PREREQUISITES AND REQUIREMENTS                                          AB     105           Frame Analysis & Repair                       12
None currently.
                                                                        Third Term
                                                                        AB      106          Panel Repair                                  12
AUTO COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY
                                                                        Fourth Term
AAS DEGREE                                                              AB      201          Panel Replacement                             12
Minimum 90 credit hours. Students must also meet Associate
                                                                        Fifth Term
Degree Comprehensive Requirements and Associate of Applied
                                                                        AB       205         Technical Skills and Collision Repair         12
Science Requirements. Students must complete a total of sixteen
credits of General Education. Students should consult with pro-         Sixth Term
gram advisors for course planning.                                      AB      280A         CE: Auto Body Repair                          10
                                                                        AB      280B         CE: Auto Body Repair Seminar                   2
Auto Collision Repair Technology Degree Credit Summary
AB                               60                                     AUTO BODY PAINTING CERTIFICATE
General Education                16                                     Minimum 36 credit hours. Students must meet
Cooperative Education            12                                     certificate requirements.
WLD                               2
                    Credit Total 90                                     Auto Body Painting Certificate Credit Summary
                                                                        AB                              36
COURSE OF STUDY                                                                            Credit Total 36
The coursework listed below is required. The following is an
example of a term-by-term breakdown.
                                                                        COURSE OF STUDY
                                                                        The coursework listed below is required. The following is an
First Term                                                              example of a term-by-term breakdown.
AB       100        Auto Body Basic Skills                        12
                                                                        AM COURSES
Second Term
AB     105          Frame Analysis & Repair                       12    First Term
Third Term                                                              AB       116         Auto Painting I                               12
AB      106       Panel Repair                                    12    Second Term
General Education                                                  4    AB     117           Auto Painting II                              12

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Programs and Disciplines



     Third Term                                                                      AB 101 AB Basic Skills I 6.00 Introduces oxyacetylene welding, use and care
     AB      118                   Auto Painting III                           12    of hand tools and shop equipment, types and placement of currently used auto
                                                                                     body steels, type of construction and repair procedures including procedures used
     PM COURSES                                                                      in replacing and aligning hoods, fenders and other body components.
     First Term                                                                      AB 102 Auto Body Basic Skills II 6.00 Develops skills in use of and mainte-
     AB       110                  Auto Painting I A                            6    nance of MIG welders as applied to auto body repair. Develops skills in repair of
     AB       111                  Auto Painting I B                            6    auto body metals. Damage analysis is discussed and small dents are reshaped
     Second Term                                                                     to the original contour of the auto body panel.
     AB     112                    Auto Painting II A                           6
                                                                                     AB 103 Panel Repair I 6.00 Develops skills in repair of small dents. Safe use
     AB     113                    Auto Painting II B                           6    of grinders, sanders, and assorted hand tools will be practiced. Paint preparation
     Third Term                                                                      also discussed. Prerequisites: AB 101, AB 102.
     AB      114                   Auto Body Painting III A                     6
                                                                                     AB 104 Panel Repair II 6.00 Develop skills in repair of damaged panels on
     AB      115                   Auto Body Painting III B                     6
                                                                                     program and customer vehicles. Safe use of grinders, sanders, and assorted hand
     AUTO COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY                                                tools will be practiced. Prerequisites: AB 101, AB 102.
     LESS THAN ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATE                                                  AB 105 Frame Analysis & Repair 12.00 Covers structural misalignment
     Minimum 36 credit hours. Students must meet certificate require-                analysis, use of measuring systems, structural repair procedures, and wheel
     ments. The Auto Collision Repair Technology Certificate is a re-                alignment. Prerequisites: AB 100 or AB 101 and AB 102.
     lated certificate. All courses within the certificate are contained
                                                                                     AB 106 Panel Repair 12.00 Develop skills in repair of practice panels, school
     within the Auto Collision Repair Technology AAS Degree.                         owned vehicles, and customer cars. Safe use of grinders, sanders, assorted hand
                                                                                     tools, and pulling equipment will be applied and practiced. Paint fundamentals,
     Auto Collision Repair Technology Less Than                                      preparation, and application will be discussed.
     One-Year Certificate
     AB                               36                                             AB 110 Auto Painting IA 6.00 Introduces care and use of all paint equipment,
                         Credit Total 36                                             shop safety and surface preparation for solid color materials. Emphasizes urethane
                                                                                     undercoats, spot repair, color matching, and blending with urethane base coat.
     COURSE OF STUDY                                                                 Covers masking techniques.
     The coursework listed below is required. The following is an
     example of a term-by-term breakdown.                                            AB 111 Auto Painting IB 6.00 Introduces care and use of all paint equipment,
                                                                                     shop safety and surface preparation for metallic color materials. Emphasizes
     AM COURSES                                                                      urethane undercoat, spot repair, color matching, and blending with urethane base
                                                                                     coat. Covers masking techniques.
     First Term
     AB       100                  Auto Body Basic Skills                      12    AB 112 Auto Painting IIA 6.00 Introduces safe use of solid color enamel and
     Second Term                                                                     single stage urethane systems. Emphasizes spot repair, color matching and blend-
                                                                                     ing. Covers surface preparation and proper masking techniques for these products.
     AB     105                    Frame Analysis & Repair                     12
     Third Term                                                                      AB 113 Auto Painting IIB 6.00 Introduces safe use of metallic enamel and
     AB      106                   Panel Repair                                12    single stage metallic urethane systems. Emphasizes spot repair, color matching
             Or                                                                      and blending. Covers surface preparation and proper masking techniques for
                                                                                     these products.
     PM COURSES
                                                                                     AB 114 Auto Painting IIIA 6.00 Introduces safe use of Base coat/Clear coat,
     First Term                                                                      Pearl coat, and Tri-coat urethane systems. Emphasizes spot repair, color match-
     AB       101                  AB Basic Skills I                            6    ing and blending. Covers surface preparation and proper masking techniques
     AB       102                  AB Basic Skills II                           6    for these products.
     Second Term
                                                                                     AB 115 Auto Painting IIIB 6.00 Review and practice all previously learned
     AB     103                    AB Panel Repair I                            6    painting skills on customer and school-owned cars.
     AB     104                    AB Panel Repair II                           6
     Third Term                                                                      AB 116 Auto Painting I 12.00 Develops knowledge and skills in care and
                                                                                     use of all painting equipment, shop safety, conservation of materials, surface
     AB      105                   AB Frame Analysis & Repair1                 12
                                                                                     preparation for application of paint, application techniques, color matching and
     1
         AB 105 is only currently offered as a day course.
                                                                                     basic taping techniques.

                                                                                     AB 117 Auto Painting II 12.00 Introduces safe use of single stage urethane,
     COURSE DESCRIPTIONS                                                             advanced masking techniques, small dent repair and detailing. Review and
                                                                                     practice of all previously learned painting skills on customer and school owned
     AB 100 Autobody Basic Skills 12.00 Introduces oxy-acetylene welding, use
                                                                                     cars. Prerequisite: AB 116.
     of hand tools, equipment, and procedures in replacing and aligning auto body
     components including the use of MIG welders in auto body repair. Develops       AB 118 Auto Painting III 12.00 Introduces safe use of pearl and tri-coat
     skills in repair of auto body metals. Discusses damage analysis and how dents   urethane base coat/clear coat systems. Emphasizes spot repair, color matching,
     are reshaped to original contours.                                              blending and plastic part refinishing. Covers surface preparation and proper
                                                                                     masking techniques for these products. Prerequisites: AB 116, AB 117.



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                                                                                                                        Programs and Disciplines



AB 121 Estimating 3.00 Damage appraisal relating to collision repair and
use of crash estimating guides are applied to major and minor vehicle damage.

AB 201 Panel Replacement 12.00 Covers replacing new and used weld-on
panels, such as rocker panels, quarter panels and rear body panels. Includes
preparation and installation of cosmetic and structural weld-on panels.
AB 205 Technical Skills and Collision Repair 12.00 Develops knowledge
and manipulation skills required for the complete repair of a collision damaged
vehicle by understanding and testing the safety and comfort features found on
current vehicles. Prerequisites: AB 100, 105, 106 and 201.

AB 280A Cooperative Education: Auto Body Repair Focuses on demonstrating
knowledge of auto body repair. Observe and obtain hands-on experience matching
their learning objectives. Credits are determined by total clock hours spent on site
during the term. Must be coordinated with supervisor, instructor and cooperative
education specialist. Department permission required.

AB 280B Cooperative Education: Auto Body Repair - Seminar Provides
opportunity to share work experiences and receive feedback from students and
instructors. Department permission required.

AB 9120 Auto Body Restoration 3.00 Develops knowledge and manipulation
skills required for vehicle restoration by understanding the processes used in
welding, metal forming and finishing, rust repair, and panel alignment.

AB 9121 Vintage Auto Restoration Process 2.00 Introduces restoration of
antique and vintage automobiles. Develops knowledge in the process of research-
ing, purchasing, and restoring all components pertaining to vintage vehicles.




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