The Collision Career Institute (CCI) is a career & technical school headquartered in California founded in 2015 to deliver automotive collision repair apprenticeships. CCI is approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and is registered with the US Department of Labor. CCI has evolved into a national program standardizing skills-transfer to learners in schools and in live production repair centers. Learning content is online and hands-on skills are developed in school labs, and in production facilities throughout the country. The system provides easy to use and well laid out learning plans for educators and training managers in shops
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The Collision Career Institute (CCI) is a career & technical school headquartered in California founded in 2015 to deliver automotive collision repair apprenticeships. CCI is approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and is registered with the US Department of Labor. CCI has evolved into a national program standardizing skills-transfer to learners in schools and in live production repair centers. Learning content is online and hands-on skills are developed in school labs, and in production facilities throughout the country. The system provides easy to use and well laid out learning plans for educators and training managers in shops

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The Collision Career Institute (CCI) is a career & technical school headquartered in California founded in 2015 to deliver automotive collision repair apprenticeships. CCI is approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and is registered with the US Department of Labor. CCI has evolved into a national program standardizing skills-transfer to learners in schools and in live production repair centers. Learning content is online and hands-on skills are developed in school labs, and in production facilities throughout the country. The system provides easy to use and well laid out learning plans for educators and training managers in shops
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For Our Customers

The collision industry provides excellent career opportunities for those who love to work with their hands, have a desire to learn new skills, and have a commitment to grow their skills and income over time. The most talked about challenge today by industry insiders is the significant shortage of skilled workers. By providing career training for individuals CCI is helping to solve the crisis for the industry. CCI provides solutions to all stakeholders: shops; technicians; schools, students, and insurance providers, enabling the industry to work together for mutual benefit.

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Now offering a course demo, free!

Apr 14, 2022

We're now offering shops, students and educators the opportunity to try out a one of our courses, completely free! 

Our new website!

Apr 14, 2022

Welcome to our new website! Our goal is to educate and empower our customers while building a community of people who are passionate about our industry. This site is packed with information about our vision, platform, and team, including ways CCI can help you!

CCI is Your Solution

CCI was created by experts in the Collision Repair and Education fields. The solution provides a defined path for new job entrants trained to succeed and be productive. Students earn while they learn and are not only taught the skills of the trade, but learn how to thrive in fast-paced, high pressure live production repair facilities. Using CCI’s unique online curriculum supplemented with an instructor guide for mentors and a detailed workbook for students, shop owners and insurers have the tools to realize industry leading success rates with graduates placed in jobs, starting successful careers.

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Online Courses

CCI’s online Collision Repair Training Program is delivered through Canvas, a user-friendly learning management system that is easy to learn. CCI “How to” processes are easy to follow and provide step-by-step direction for Trainers and Educators allowing them to focus on transferring skills to learners. CCI online courses are supplemented with the CCI Skills-Tracker Workbook which provides the detail needed to train learners. CCI uses proven teaching methodology to deliver real world original content that is complimented with the I-CAR PDP Education Edition Curriculum. Online content includes presentations, videos, handouts, and electronic textbooks. Students can access the materials using their smartphone, laptop, tablet, or computer. As a bonus, CCI has embedded quizzes and tests in each program automatically graded and posted into each learner's gradebook. Allowing the Educator to focus on skills transfer. Repeating each skill is required to earn CCI Skill Certificates ensuring a learner has the skills to perform the work daily in a live shop environment. 

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WORKBOOKS

Learners use this workbook to track their developing skills. The workbook works in harmony with the body and paint skills programs. It includes every repair plan, repair SOP, Skills Poster and other resources in the CCI basic skills program. The focus is on 6 primary skills that the collision repair industry has uniformly declared are the most valuable for new employees to have to become successful. There are also 6 Certificates available as students complete them in the workbook and in the online courses for the Tech Basic Skills Track. Video Overview of Workbook

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