Auto Body Program

The auto body program at Riverland 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 Minnesota colleges that offer auto body program.

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Riverland Community College

2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN

About
Riverland Community College, located in Austin, Minnesota was founded in 1940 and was originally known as Austin Junior College. The school has over the years gone through many name changes and iterations, expanding its service area and refining its mission. Today the school is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System and provides programs and services to over 4000 services annually. The school also maintains two additional campuses in Albert Lea and Owatonna to better provide coverage for its service area.

Academics
RCC is a comprehensive community college that offers a number of career training and academic transfer programs, allowing students to pursue the course of study that best suits their needs. Career training programs offer an education in specific, typically high demand industries or fields and allow the student to enter the workforce as a qualified professional in the chosen area upon completion. Such programs typically take between one and two years to complete and result in an associate degree or certificate upon completion. Academic transfer programs allow students to complete the first two years of a four year education at RCC followed by transfer to a four year college or university to continue one's education, completing their final two years and earning a bachelor's degree.

Programs offered include:

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Practical Nursing
• Cosmetology
• Criminal Justice

Admissions and Financial Aid
RCC admits any individual that wished to enroll through its open enrollment policy. Interested individuals may do so through the submission of a completed application for admission and payment all associated fees. Students are asked to supply all previous transcripts and standardized  test scores as well, and may be required to take a placement exam prior to registration to determine the level of general education courses to be taken. Financial aid is available in the form of loans, grants and scholarships. Aid is awarded based on need as determined by the information provided in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the applicant. Aid must be applied for prior to each academic year.

Students Enrolled in the Auto Body Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Riverland Community College has offered the following programs for students:

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

Students by Academic Level (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

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Total Employment: 1
  • Average Hourly Rate: $24.12
  • Average Annual Salary: $50170

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

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Total Employment: 300
  • Average Hourly Rate: $20.13
  • Average Annual Salary: $41870

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

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Total Employment: 680
  • Average Hourly Rate: $27.91
  • Average Annual Salary: $58050

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