The two-year program is designed around a hybrid, work-based learning model and offers students an opportunity to earn an income during training
Torrance, Calif.—The Collision Engineering Career Alliance has announced that its collision repair technician program will be expanding to El Camino College in Torrance, Calif., starting August 2026. Enrollment in the program at El Camino begins in May.
Partnering with schools across the country, Collision Engineering aims to help fill the more than 100,000 job openings expected through 2028. The two-year associate degree program is designed around a hybrid, work-based learning model. Students rotate every eight weeks between classroom instruction and paid apprenticeships at trusted collision repair facilities.
This model provides students the opportunity to earn an income while completing their training.
El Camino College’s Auto Collision Repair and Painting department has been active in the collision repair industry for many years. The school offers ASE test prep and entry-level certification testing and a class series in insurance investigation.
El Camino College is the second school in California to offer Collision Engineering, allowing the not-for-profit organization to reach more students and serve more communities on the West Coast.
For more information on the program, contact Pati Fairchild at pfairchild@elcamino.edu.
“Students at El Camino College learn from instructors who have worked in the field, bringing real-world collision repair experience into the classroom,” said Pati Fairchild, Technology Instructor at El Camino College. “Partnering with Collision Engineering allows us to expand our impact and bring our students the latest model for collision repair education.”
In addition to El Camino College, the Collision Engineering Career Alliance is active at partner schools across the country including College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois; Contra Costa College in San Pablo, California; Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois; Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska; Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, North Carolina; and North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Those interested in supporting the next generation of collision engineering professionals can learn more and make a tax-deductible donation at www.beacollisionengineer.com/donation.
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