Auto Body Program

The auto body program at Lakeshore 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 Wisconsin colleges that offer auto body program.

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Lakeshore Technical College (LTC)

W3718 South Drive, Plymouth, WI

The Lakeshore Technical College is considered as the leading provider of technical education in the city of Cleveland, Wisconsin. The school offers more than 100 career programs that will allow students to easily land on jobs from industries that matter.  Currently, there are more than 13,000 students who are enrolled in LTC. The LTC campus has a total of 154 acres in land area which gives students a feeling that they are actually in a small community.

Lakeshore Technical College aims to direct its activities to meet the local employment demands in Cleveland, Wisconsin. The school offers both degree and certificate programs to its enrollees. Moreover, the school also offers apprenticeship programs to highly skilled jobs like plumbing and carpentry to name a few. In fact, the school has more than 100 courses to choose from thereby offering diversified choices to students.

Regarding the tuition fee of the school, the amount varies on the type of program taken but basically, Wisconsin residents have to pay only $126 per credit hour while out-of-state residents need to pay about $182 per credit hour.

The Lakeshore Technical College is the best place for students to start college before proceeding to a four-year college. Fortunately, the school organizes a degree transfer fair each year where  students can choose to finish their associate degrees in other universities like Franklin University, Marian University, Mount Mary University, Alverno College, and University of Iowa to name a few. 

Students Enrolled in the Auto Body Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. LTC has offered the following degree levels for students:

• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Less Than Four-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

Salary & Wages

• Sheboygan, WI
  • Total Employment: 80
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.85
  • Average Annual Salary: $41300

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).