The Collision Engineering program, introduced in 2021 as a pilot initiative, has evolved into the Collision Engineering Career Alliance, a nonprofit organization focused on addressing the ongoing shortage of skilled collision repair technicians. Originally launched by the Enterprise Mobility Foundation and Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, the program began at four schools across the […]
Crash Champions Presents $200,000 to Collision Engineering at Charity Golf Outing
The Crash Champions Collision Repair Team today proudly announced a $200,000 contribution to Collision Engineering, presented at the organization’s Charity Golf Outing. The presentation marked the capstone of Crash Champions’ 11th annual signature fundraising event, which brings together hundreds of collision repair industry professionals, vendors, and partners to raise funds for deserving non-profit organizations. The […]
Mitchell Donates $1.5 Million in Software to Collision Engineering Program
The Collision Engineering program today announced that Mitchell has made an in-kind software donation of more than $1.5 million across its seven participating U.S. partner colleges. The donation will empower students to excel in their future collision repair careers by providing them with access to the latest industry technology. “Mitchell is a valuable supporter of […]
Interview: Matt Ebert, Crash Champions and Mary Mahoney, Enterprise Mobility
Ebert and Mahoney detail how Crash Champions is supporting the Collision Engineering Program as it seeks to solve the technician shortage facing the collision repair industry. In August, Crash Champions announced that the Collision Engineering Program will be the primary beneficiary of its 2024 Charity Golf Outing taking place December 5 at Monarch Beach Golf […]
Crash Champions Golf Tournament to Support Collision Engineering Program
Crash Champions announced the Collision Engineering program will be the primary beneficiary of the Crash Champions 2024 Charity Golf Outing set to tee off Dec. 5 at Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point, Calif. Last year, the Crash Champions Charity Golf Outing raised a record $165,000 for Make-A-Wish Illinois. Automotive and collision repair industry […]
Collision Engineering Program Expands to North Carolina
Enterprise Mobility, through the Enterprise Mobility Foundation, today announced Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, N.C., will offer the innovative Collision Engineering program as part of its existing Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. Partnering with schools across the country, the Collision Engineering program aims to help fill the more than 110,000 collision technician job openings […]
Nebraska School to Offer Collision Engineering Program
Omaha’s Metropolitan Community College is the seventh school offering collision repair training program. Enterprise Holdings, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, announced Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Neb., will offer the Collision Engineering Program (CEP) curriculum as part of its existing Auto Collision Technology program. CEP, now active at seven schools across the U.S., is […]
Crash Champions Sponsoring 8 Collision Repair Students at Illinois College
The Collision Engineering Program (CEP) announced a new partnership with Crash Champions to sponsor eight CEP students from College of Lake County (CLC) in Grayslake, Ill. Using the apprenticeship model founded by Enterprise Holdings Foundation and Ranken Technical College, CEP students will apprentice at local Crash Champions repair centers throughout their two-year program, working alongside […]
Ford Motor Company Fund and Enterprise Holdings Foundation Expand Collision Engineering Program
Parkland College in Illinois is seventh U.S. school to offer program. The Enterprise Holdings Foundation and Ford Motor Company Fund have announced that the Parkland College Automotive Collision Repair Program in Champaign, Ill., has been selected as the seventh school to offer the Collision Engineering Program (CEP). The program expansion is made possible through the […]
Enterprise Holdings Announces Collision Repair Training Program Adds New School in Texas
Collin College Technical Campus is the fifth school to offer Collision Technology Program based on two-year Collision Engineering curriculum. Enterprise Holdings, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, today announced a new partnership with Collin College Technical Campus in Allen, Texas, to support the growth and expansion of its Collision Engineering Program. Now active in five schools […]