Saturday, March 3, 2012

California college adds collision repair program, professor

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - American River College is expanding an auto collision repair program and starting a new one in diesel engine maintenance, thanks to state funding, partnerships and demand for these skills from the Sacramento, Calif., community.

The community college conducted a study and determined that there was a need within the region to prepare professional auto collision technicians, according to Chris McCullough, associate vice president of workforce at American River College.

"This labor market needs 40 new auto collision techs every year," she says. "The medium wage is about $24 per hour, so it is a high-wage, high-skill job that is growing in …

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