Butler Community College, Collision Repair Program has added Omni, a PPG line of automotive paint, into their training program. We already had the PPG line, which is one of the leading paint companies, but PPG’s lower line of automotive paint called Omni, will allow our students to learn how to mix paint, learn to spray […]
Butler’s 2008 Bodies and Engines Kids College TEAMS Academy
The Butler Community College Kid’s College TEAMS Academy offered Bodies and Engines this year from June, 9 to 13. The Butler Collision Repair program helped Susan Howell offer sixth through eighth grade students’ explore career opportunities in automotive and collision repair industry. While learning about all of the different careers available, the students also had […]
The Fast-Paced Changes In Technology
Only one thing is certain in technical education. That absolute certainty is change. If career and technical education institutions are going to prepare students for tomorrow’s jobs, they must adapt to the changes in technology. The old method of learning a trade from the “old school” or traditional ways will leave tomorrow’s employees behind. For […]
BCC Collision Repair students enter the work force.
The orange Ranger pick-up in the photo above belongs to collision repair student Brett Streeter. (left side) Brett and Scott Wheeler (right side) along with other students in the class repaired and repainted the pick-up this semester. This is one of several jobs they both worked on. As you can see, the pick-up looks awesome […]
Students Learn to Blend Paint
Students begin work on a 1997 Silver Mitsubishi Diamante. This vehicle had the bottom half of the bumper cover ripped from a curb. Damage only included the front bumper cover and the splash shield underneath the vehicle; however, we decided to blend into the front fenders. Blending is the process of blending the new paint […]