When I chose to attend Butler’s collision repair program, I was not 100% convinced that I had made the right choice. After about the first month of classes I was convinced that working in the collision repair industry was what I wanted to do and that has not changed. The first year is flying by, it […]
Butler Collision Student Wins Women’s Industry Network Scholarship
We received an application for a scholarship to attend a conference with the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) in the mail. The application asked for the collision repair instructors to select and encourage their best female student to apply. I only have one second-year female student so I asked Jenni if she would be interested in […]
Staying Up with Today’s Changes
I am sitting at an airport waiting to board a plane on my way to Galesburg, IL. There I will attend a class about auto estimating. I believe this will help hone my skills in estimating and the trends in the collision repair industry. It is important that instructors attend training to stay updated with […]
Ted Powe Memorial Scholarship Skate
There will be a skating event Sunday, February 15, 2009 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Carousel Skating Center in Wichita, KS. This event is in memory of Ted Powe, a former collision repair student at Butler Community College. Ted passed away this past year (2008) and his family set up a scholarship in […]
Hands-On Training + Work Experience = Superior Results
Some students are off playing and having fun when not in class, but several of the collision repair students are getting work experience in their spare time. These students are spending four hours per day, four days per week in the collision repair program. In addition to collision repair classes, they are taking general education […]