Automotive Collision & Refinishing Technology Courses

Automotive Collision Technology Course List and Descriptions

*This course is recognized by the Kansas Board of Regents as Common or Support within the program. 

*ACR 105 Painting and Refinishing I (3) - Common

This course is the first in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of painting and refinishing auto body surfaces.  The course will cover safety and health issues, surface preparation, metal treatments, equipment, and paint specifics.

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*ACR 115 Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair I (4) - Common

This course is the first in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of non-structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  The course will cover safety issues, vehicle construction, industry opportunities, and auto body repair techniques and materials.

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*ACR 125 Structural Analysis and Damage Repair I (2) - Common

This course is the first in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  The course will cover measuring, damage analysis, safety, frame repair, unibody analysis, and welding.

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ACR 135 Airbrush, Fiberglass, and Pin Striping (3)

This course is designed to enhance skills in auto collision repair through creating detail and unique products using airbrush and pin striping techniques and fiberglass fabrication.

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*ACR 155 Painting and Refinishing II (3) - Common

Prerequisite: ACR 105

This course is the second in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of painting and refinishing auto body surfaces.  The course will cover protective equipment, shop operations, and specific painting principles and procedures.

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*ACR 165 Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair II (4) - Common

Prerequisites: ACR 115

This course is the second in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of non-structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  The course will cover trim and hardware protection, glass, outer body, metal work, welding, safety, cutting, plastics, and adhesives.

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*ACR 175 Structural Analysis and Damage Repair II (2) - Common

Prerequisite: ACR 125

This course is the second in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  The course will cover safety, frame inspection and repair, structural damage, unibody repair, welding techniques, and cutting procedures.

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ACR 185 Panel Fabrication (3)

Prerequisite: ACR 125

This course is designed to give students the skills needed to fabricate panels using sheet metal in order to create a finished product by replacing or repairing existing parts.

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*ACR 205 Painting and Refinishing III (3) - Common

Prerequisite: ACR 155

This course is the third in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of painting and refinishing auto body surfaces.  This more advanced course will focus on application procedures and techniques for auto body painting.

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*ACR 215 Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair III (4) - COmmon

Prerequisite: ACR 165

This course is the third in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of non-structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  This advanced course will cover trim and hardware, glass repair, outer body, mechanical and electrical components, safety protocol, intermediate welding skills, and plastic and adhesive repairs.

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*ACR 220 Introduction to Estimating (3) - Support

Prerequisite: None

Damage analysis and estimating covers the process of analyzing the vehicle following a collision event looking at preexisting conditions as well as collision related damage. The process of gathering customer information, vehicle information, insurance coverage information, vehicle damage, parts options, parts pricing, labor operation pricing, and other related charges and arriving at cost of repairs is the core of the course.

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ACR 225 Structural Analysis and Damage Repair III (3)    

Prerequisite: ACR 175

This course is the third in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  This advanced course will cover safety, welding and cutting techniques, unibody damage and repair, frame procedures, and fixed glass.

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ACR 235 Fleet and Commercial Vehicles (3)

Prerequisite: ACR 175

This course is designed to allow students to use knowledge gained in sheet metal repair, welding, plastic repair, and painting to obtain skills in working on fleet and commercial vehicles, using tools and paint specific to the industrial field of collision repair.

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*ACR 255 Painting and Refinishing IV (4) - Common

Prerequisite: ACR 205

This course is the final one in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of painting and refinishing auto body surfaces.  This course will focus on advanced aspects, techniques, and procedures for a variety of auto body painting and refinishing applications.

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*ACR 265 Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair IV (5) - Common

Prerequisite: ACR 215

This course is the final one in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of non-structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  This course will focus on advanced aspects, techniques, and procedures for non-structural damage repair.

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*ACR 270 Advanced Estimating and Blueprinting (3) - Support

Prerequisite: None

This course teaches systematic approaches to determining the extent of collision damage to all areas of the vehicle. After analyzing the damage, the process of converting it into an estimated cost of repair is presented in principle along with hands-on practice and application. This courses will use a computer database to complete the estimate.  In addition, to completing estimates students will learn to communicate with customers as well as insurance companies.    

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ACR 275 Structural Analysis and Damage Repair IV (3)

Prerequisite: ACR 225

This course is the final one in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles.  The course will focus on advanced welding and cutting techniques, unibody repair, frame repair, and fixed glass removal and installation.

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*ACR 285 Mechanical and Electrical (3) - Common

Prerequisite: ACR 225

Through a classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, in this course students will: determine how to diagnose steering and suspension; diagnose electrical concerns; complete headlamp and fog/driving lamp assemblies and repairs; demonstrate self-grounding procedures for handling electronic components; determine diagnosis, inspection and service needs for brake system hydraulic service and repair needs for collision damaged cooling system components; distinguish between the under car components and systems; and determine the diagnosis, inspection and service requirements of active and passive restraint systems.

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ACR 295 Occupational Work Experience

Occupational Work Experiences are available to students who have completed at least 85% of their required course hours.  This is an optional course for students wanting practical experience at local businesses or other approved sites.

*THC 100: OSHA 10 (1) - Support

This course will explain job/site safety and precautions for job/site hazards; determine the uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); identify the safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and environment; identify fire prevention and protection techniques; explore Hazardous Communications (HazCom) including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDA).

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