Auto Body Program

The auto body program at Northeast Texas Community 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 Texas colleges that offer auto body program.

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Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC)

1501 W.Chestnut Ave., Denton, TX

Northeast Texas Community College is located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Texas, which despite its isolated location from major urban areas, is situated between Dallas to the west and the Arkansas and Louisiana borders to the east.

This Southern institute of higher learning serves nearly 3200 students. The student body demographics at Hill College consist of about 1700 students with a full load of course, and approximately 1500 part-time learners. A community college with fewer part-time than full time students is a bit unusual, but should be seen as encouraging for more dedicated students on the fast track.

As a public admissions community college, Hill College offers prospective students a 100% acceptance rate for admissions. If you are a returning (adult) student looking to complete your GED, NTCC is an ideal choice. The college provides the perfect starting ground for returning students wishing to better their education.

Northeast Texas Community College boasts a wide variety of academic programs and majors for prospective students, including offerings in the fields of general agricultural business and management, general computer and information systems, data processing technology, electrical and power transmission installation, licensed practical and vocational nurse training and quite a few other majors. NTCC also offers a variety of professional and vocational certification courses.

In addition to their proffered courses, Northeast Texas Community College offers an impressive roster of varsity sports programs for students. No matter what an athlete's sport of choice may be, you are likely to find it listed among the college's half a dozen varieties of athletic pursuits, which include more common choices such as baseball, soccer, and softball.

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Students Enrolled in the Auto Body Program

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

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Associate's Degree

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

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 2
  • Average Hourly Rate: $23.39
  • Average Annual Salary: $48650
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 1
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.80
  • Average Annual Salary: $41170

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

• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.82
  • Average Annual Salary: $39150

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

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 910
  • Average Hourly Rate: $22.82
  • Average Annual Salary: $47460
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 630
  • Average Hourly Rate: $22.24
  • Average Annual Salary: $46260

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