A new study examining how students and recent graduates view collision repair careers found that 95% believe the field offers more stability than traditional college-degree jobs, according to research released today by CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: CCCS) and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). The Future of Collision Repair Workforce Study surveyed 475 high […]
Carolinas Collision Association Accepting Applications for $2,000 Student Tool Grants Through February 28
The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) has opened registration for its 2026 Tool Grant Program, which provides $2,000 grants to collision repair students in North and South Carolina. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 28, with recipients to be announced April 1. The program awarded eight students $2,000 each in 2025. “The Tool Grant Program reflects […]
CREF Opens 2026 Benchmark Award Applications for Collision Repair School Programs
Last year, program benefited 104 high school and college programs. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) has opened applications for its 2026 Benchmark Awards, with a deadline of June 30. The organization has awarded nearly 1,200 grants totaling more than $5 million over 16 years, according to CREF. In 2025, 104 high school and college […]
Collision Engineering Alliance Partners with OEC to Provide Repair Software to Students
The Collision Engineering Career Alliance announced a partnership with OEConnection LLC (OEC) to provide repair planning software to students at seven partner colleges. The partnership will give students and instructors access to RepairLogic, OEC’s repair planning platform that provides technicians with original equipment manufacturer repair procedures. OEC will donate software licenses and training to participating […]
ASE Calls for Industry Support for Federal Workforce Strategy that Aligns with Its Standards
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence is urging collision repair and automotive service businesses to back its bid for formal recognition in federal workforce development policy, following the release of a national strategy responding to a Trump Administration executive order. Dave Johnson, ASE president and CEO, said in a November letter to industry professionals […]
Industry Donates Record $726,500 to Collision Repair School Programs
Collision Repair Education Foundation Annual Benchmark Awards benefit over 100 schools this year. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) distributed $726,500 to 104 collision repair schools through its 2025 Benchmark Awards program, marking the highest annual funding total since the program launched in 2009. The awards, funded by nearly two dozen industry partners, will serve […]
Collision Engineering Career Alliance Expands to El Camino College
The Collision Engineering Career Alliance will launch its collision repair training program at El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., in August 2026, marking the organization’s second school partnership in the state. The two-year associate degree program uses a hybrid model in which students alternate every eight weeks between classroom instruction and paid apprenticeships at collision […]
NABC Relaunches Recycled Rides for Schools Collision Repair Program
The National Auto Body Council is relaunching its Recycled Rides for Schools program after retooling the initiative to address changes in schools during the school shutdowns due to the pandemic, changing repair standards and insurance requirements. The program, which provides technical students with hands-on collision repair experience while refurbishing donated vehicles for families in need, […]
Two Automotive Instructors Win $50,000 Each in Harbor Freight Teaching Excellence Awards
Two automotive technology instructors were among 25 skilled trades teachers awarded a total of $1.5 million in the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, the organization announced Oct. 8. Joseph “Joe” Drury of Jackson High School-Massillon in Ohio and Rebecca Fenton of Marshall High School in Virginia each received $50,000 awards, […]
State Farm Awarded $105,000 to 16 Collision Repair Schools through CREF Grant Program
State Farm has awarded $25,000 to a collision repair program in western New York as part of its effort to address a skilled collision repair technician shortage affecting the industry. The Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES LoGuidice Educational Center (E2CCB) in Fredonia, N.Y. received the funding through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) Benchmark Award funded […]
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