Today's auto body technicians handle everything from structure analysis, welding, damage repair, painting and refinishing. Older steel cars have given way to new, lighter materials - plastics, aluminum, metal alloys - lighter, but more prone to damage and harder to repair. With Apex's hands-on training approach and real world instructors, you'll learn everything you need to get started in this exciting field.

Course Segments:

Non-Structural Analysis

Plastics and Adhesives, Plastic Welding and Auto Glass

Mechanical and Electrical Components

SRS Restraint Systems

Structural Analysis

Painting and Refinishing I

Painting and Refinishing II Advanced

The Auto Body Repair Program at Apex is designed to prepare students for potential employment in the following occupation(s):
(each occupation is a link to information on the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET website, which contains significant information about careers in this occupation):

49-3021.00 - Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Career Program Disclosure Information:

The U.S. Department of Education requires disclosure of certain program-specific information for career-based programs. This information is provided in accordance with federal regulation 34CFR668.6(b) and is current as of July 1, 2011. The job placement rate for the Auto Body Repair Program, as calculated according to a formula promulgated by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), was 75% at the last reporting period (November 2010). During the 2009-2010 Academic Year (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010), 41% of the students who graduated from the Auto Body Repair program graduated on-time as defined in the Apex Tech catalog. The median student loan indebtedness of graduates from the Auto Body Repair program in 2009-2010 was as follows: Federal Stafford Student Loans (subsidized/unsubsidized) - $4,679; Third-Party Private Education Loans - $0 ; Apex (Institutional) Loan - $4,441. The tuition and fees cost for a student starting the Auto Body Repair program as of the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year is estimated at $16,902. (Potential future tuition increases cannot be determined at this time, and hence are not factored into this estimate) Book and supply costs are estimated at $800. (Your actual cost will vary depending on multiple factors). Apex Tech does not offer on-campus housing. For additional information on school costs (including estimates of off-campus living expenses), please visit our Financial Aid Cost of Attendance web page.