Start your career with CCI
CCI takes a different approach to training from traditional schools. Our dedicated team's sole purpose is the students' success. Each apprentice is placed with a shop in our network at the beginning of their training instead of after graduation. Apprentices get paid while they learn and grow in a live production environment. After 18 months students graduate from CCI and are already working in a shop, with a career path in hand. We take the guesswork out of finding a job after graduation.
Why CCI?
Proven Process
CCI provides a training program developed and enhanced over several years proven to produce skilled technicians, painters, repair planners and damage appraisers.
Industry Driven Results
CCI has listened to shop owners, career & technical school educators, insurers, technicians and students to produce curriculum and support materials that deliver skills to new entrants.
Entry-Level Employment
CCI’s program starts with teaching the six basic skills desired by employers: Disassembly/Reassembly, Minor Dent Repair, Plastic Repair, Bolt-On Parts Replacement, Paint Preparation, and Automotive Detailing. Additional career paths and advanced skills are available.
Our Curriculum
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. 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.
More InformationInternships & Apprenticeship
There are many ways to get into the industry but none quite like CCI apprenticeships. Each of our apprentices starts in a shop and are embraced into the industry from the roots up. Apprentices train with the best in the industry with a mapped out plan, tracking and measurement that they each have gained the skills needed to be successful. CCI‘s systems and processes introduce the skills needed from simple to complex. This allows the apprentice to build their knowledge and skills to provide impact to the shop while they learn. Each apprentice is guided on the path from eager and willing to skilled in an amazing trade in 12-18 months.
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Start your career in a live production collision repair center. Start earning wages on day one and be productive in as little as 90 days, while you continue developing more skills.
Available Career Paths
Earn while you learn!
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.
Register on CanvasWORKBOOKS
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
Explore StoreCompare Tracks at a Glance
| Specialization | Skills | Time to Completion | Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic "Repair" Technician | 1) Disassembly/ Reassembly
2) Minor Dent Repair 3) Plastic Repair (Adhesive & Welded) 4) Replace and Align Parts 5) Block Sand and Paint Preparation 6) Automotive Detailing | 6-12 months | $45,000 |
| Painter | 1) Minor Dent Repair
2) Cosmetic Plastic Repair 3) Paint Preparation 4) Mix and Apply Paint 5) Automotive Detailing | 12-18 Months | $55,000 |
| Repair Planner/Estimator | 1) Minor Dent Repair
2) Cosmetic Plastic Repair 3) Paint Preparation 4) Mix and Apply Paint 5) Automotive Detailing | 6-12 months | $55,000 |
| Damage Appraiser | 1) Minor Dent Repair
2) Cosmetic Plastic Repair 3) Paint Preparation 4) Mix and Apply Paint 5) Automotive Detailing | 6-12 months | $55,000 |