Auto Body Program

The auto body program at New York Automotive and Diesel Institute prepares students for careers as a custom painter, technician, glass installation technician, welder, metal fabricator, or paint technician. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct, and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Program courses include: structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives, painting and refinishing techniques, and damage analysis and estimating. Get more details below including other Missouri colleges that offer auto body program.

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New York Automotive and Diesel Institute

3014 E Sunshine St Ste G, Springfield, MO

New York Automotive and Diesel Institute is a two-year career school, which provides training and education opportunities for its students located in and around Jamaica. Over a thousand students have completed their schooling in the last few years based on published information with more than 64% of students who start the program continuing on to complete it. New York Automotive and Diesel Institute offers several programs to choose from. The more popular enrolled programs are listed below:

• Auto Mechanic
• Auto Body
• Diesel Mechanic
• Medium and Heavy Vehicle Truck Technology

To support students and graduates, New York Automotive and Diesel Institute may provide support services including:

• Work study style employment
• Assisting students to find work

The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges has accredited the education provided by New York Automotive and Diesel Institute for over fourteen straight years. In 2018, the New York Automotive and Diesel Institute was granted authority by the New York Board of Regents to confer degrees to qualified students.  Please visit nyadi.edu for more information on programs offered and consumer disclosures.

Students Enrolled in the Auto Body Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. New York Automotive and Diesel Institute offers a less than two-year award program in auto body.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

Description

Appraise automobile or other vehicle damage to determine repair costs for insurance claim settlement. Prepare insurance forms to indicate repair cost or cost estimates and recommendations. May seek agreement with automotive repair shop on repair costs.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Description

Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, automotive body and related repairers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.2% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Springfield, MO
  • Total Employment: 250
  • Average Hourly Rate: $20.67
  • Average Annual Salary: $43000

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

Description

Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, automotive glass installers and repairers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 7.8% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Springfield, MO
  • Average Hourly Rate: $16.74
  • Average Annual Salary: $34820

Painters, Transportation Equipment

Description

Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Includes painters in auto body repair facilities.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, painters, transportation equipment employment is expected to grow at a rate of 5.9% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Springfield, MO
  • Total Employment: 60
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.65
  • Average Annual Salary: $38800

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).