Designed to provide entry-level knowledge and skills necessary to restore and/or customize vehicles.
Students will participate in realistic training activities as part of their educational experience and/or will work on their own projects.
Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and personal development enhanced.
This program is approximately four to six quarters in length, after meeting prerequisite, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements and prerequisites and master the skills and techniques covered and finish a capstone project.
Prerequisites: ACT 102-125, Automotive Collision Technician, or equivalent.
Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters, by Instructor permission only
Catalog No. | Course Name | Credits |
ARCF 103 | Fundamentals & Shop Equipment | 3 |
ARCF 109 | Welding & Metal Skills | 4 |
ARCF 114 | Basic Repairs & Assembly | 8 |
ARCF 119 | Custom Fabrication | 6 |
ARCF 124 | Refinishing Equipment | 4 |
ARCF 129 | Refinish Preparation | 7 |
ARCF 134 | Custom Refinishing | 6 |
ARCF 141 | Surface Imperfections/Show & Shine | 4 |
ARCF 154 | Automotive Restoration & Customization Finishing Lab | 9 |
ARCF 167 | Custom Paint Application | 3 |
ARCF 168 | Applied Metal Skills | 3 |
ENG& 101 | English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220 | 5 |
MAT 105 | Math for Industrial Professions (or higher) | 5 |
PSYC& 100 | General Psychology (or other social science or humanities class) | 5 |
Total Credits for Completion | 72 |
Catalog No. | Course Name | Credits |
ARCF 130 | Advanced Paint Applications | 4-6 |
ARCF 133 | Fiberglass Composites Techniques | 4-6 |
ARCF 159 | Metal Straightening & Shaping | 4-6 |
ARCF 170 | Custom Refinishing - Special Projects | 4-6 |
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