The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it recognized 163 schools with its Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark that was launched in 2016. This is an increase of 35 percent from 121 schools that participated in program and achieved a benchmark in its inaugural year. Under the new program developed by the Foundation, schools were classified […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces School Makeover Grant Application Launched
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the application for its Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant, now in its tenth year, is now available online for high school and post-secondary collision school programs. The application deadline will be Friday, June 1, 2018. Instructors are advised to begin the application early and industry professionals are […]
Industry Awards over $600,000 in Grants to Support Collision Repair Schools, Collision Student of the Year Honored
Last night at SEMA show, the Collision Repair Education Foundation, with the support of its industry partners and I-CAR committees, announced the schools receiving grants to improve collision repair education programs across the country. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced more than $600,000 in Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grants that were possible due to […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation to Award over $200,000 in Grants at Reception October 31
Industry invited to attend reception during SEMA 2017 Collision industry members are invited to join the Collision Repair Education Foundation during their annual reception the evening of Tuesday, October 31st from 9:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (Local Time) in the Renaissance 1 Room at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel during the 2017 SEMA Show. During the reception, […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation School Makeover Grant Applications Now Available
Deadline for schools to apply is June 1. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the application for their Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant is now available for high school and post-secondary collision school programs. The Makeover grant program is in its ninth year. Instructors are advised to begin the application early and industry […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces School Makeover Grant Winners
Over $750,000 in grants were awarded to over 120 high school and college collision school programs. The Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2016 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant winners were announced at the organization’s annual industry reception held during the SEMA show in Las Vegas where over $750,000 in grants were awarded. Over 120 high […]
Texas State Technical College in Waco Auto Collision Program Celebrates New Equipment
The Auto Collision and Management Technology program at the Texas State Technical College in Waco celebrated Friday its selection as the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2015 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school. The program received a $50,000 Dallas Makeover Grant, which is part of the initiative and awarded by the Collision Repair Education Foundation. “We saw […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Held School Makeover Ribbon Cutting in New York
The Collision Repair Education Foundation and Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School in Jamaica, N.Y. held a ribbon cutting event Wednesday to celebrate the results of improvements to the school’s collision repair training program made possible by industry donations. The school was the recipient of the 2014 $50,000 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation to Hold School Makeover Ribbon Cutting May 18 in New York
Thomas Edison Careers and Technical High School in Jamaica, N.Y. received $50,000 grant from the collision industry to support its training program. The Collision Repair Education Foundation will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School’s collision repair training program in Jamaica, N.Y. on Wednesday, May 18. The school […]
Collision Repair School Makeover and AkzoNobel Sustainability Grant Application Deadlines June 3
The Collision Repair Education Foundation’s annual Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant application and the AkzoNobel Sustainability Challenge Grant application are both due in one month on June 3, 2016. All high school and college collision school programs are encouraged to apply, and the winning schools for both awards will be announced during SEMA 2016. […]