Parkland College

Automotive Collision Repair Technician

Program Code: EACR AAS

Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 64.5 semester hours

The Automotive Collision Repair Technician Certificate Program prepares graduates with basic skills for use in a collision repair facility.

Program Notes
• Before enrolling in ACR courses, students must be accepted into the Automotive Collision program.
• A basic tool set must be purchased for required program courses. See program director.

Suggested Full-time Sequence
 

FALL 1st Semester
ACR 130, ACR 131
ACR 133
ACR 135
MAT 131

SPRING 2nd Semester
ACR 137
ACR 154
ENG 101
WLD 110/WLD 112

SUMMER 3rd Semester
ACR 116
ACR134
 

FALL 4th Semester
ACR 156, ACR 272
AFD 153
SPE 101 or SPE 120
Soc/Beh Sci or Hum/FA elec

SPRING 5th Semester
ACR 136
ACR 273
ACR 274
AFD 217
Soc/Beh Sci or HUM/FA elec


 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required Program Courses (49.5 hours)

ACR 116 Collision Repair Electrical Analysis

4

ACR 130 Unibody Construction, Estimating, and Measuring Principles

4

ACR 131 Collision Repair Work Experience I

2

ACR 133 Unibody Collision Repair

3

ACR 134 Collision Repair Work Experience II

2

ACR 135 Collision Repair: Glass, Plastic, Trim, and Structural Repair

3

ACR 136 Collision Repair Work Experience III

2

ACR 137 Vehicle Prep/bottom Coat Application

4

ACR 154 Collision Repair Mechanical Analysis

4

ACR 156 Custom Refinish Techniques

2

ACR 272 Advanced Structural Repair

2.5

ACR 273 Advanced Vehicle Systems

2.5

ACR 274 Advanced Refinish Techniques

2.5

AFD 153 Brake Systems

4

AFD 217 Basic Refrigeration

4

WLD 110 Beginning Gas and Arc Welding

2

WLD 112 Metal Inert Gas Welding

2
 

Required General Education Core Courses (15 hours)

ENG 101 Composition I

3

SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication
or SPE 120 Interpersonal Communication

3

MAT 131 Applied Mathematics

3

Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities/Fine Arts electives

        6

Total Semester Credit Hours

64.5

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