Auto Body Program

The auto body program at Gateway Community and Technical College 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 Kentucky colleges that offer auto body program.

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Gateway Community and Technical College

Also known as Northern Kentucky Tech

218 Wells Hall, Murray, KY

The mission of Gateway Community and Technical College (GCTC) is to provide a collaborative environment where students, staff and the community can engage in meaningful dialog that focuses on learning from a global perspective. Their strategy to achieve this learning-conducive environment is to Make Change Happen by offering a “high quality, affordable, accessible and inclusive” curriculum.

GCTC is a two-year degree college and is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Offering associate degrees, transfer programs, certificates and diplomas in more than 30 diverse programs like air conditioning technology, cosmetology, criminal justice and welding technology. Students can either choose from career-oriented courses of study or transfer programs that fulfill the requirements to continue at a public four-year college in Kentucky.

Tuition fees start at $144 per credit hour for in-state and online students, making this an affordable dream for many Kentuckians. Whether a student is focused on enhancing an existing career, building a fresh one or embarking on a longer college education journey, GCTC has the right program at the right price.

Student life at GCTC’s three campus locations offers a unique opportunity to be a part of several student clubs. In addition, students may also choose to involve themselves in community activities organized by the college. Both options are designed to promote accessibility and inclusion, and bring the college community closer to the larger community that it serves.

GCTC comes highly recommended as a cutting-edge college that focuses on the future by working on the present.

Students Enrolled in the Auto Body Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Gateway Community and Technical College has offered the following academic levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award

Students by Academic Level (2019)

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

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

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

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