Collision Repair & Refinishing School in Melrose Park, IL

Illinois is a Top 10 state for Collision Repair Pay Rates*

For more than 100 years, our Melrose Park campus – originally known as Greer Automotive College – has helped auto-minded students build career skills for exciting professional futures.  Collision Repair training at this Lincoln Tech campus teaches students to repair vehicles and get them looking and driving like new.

Following an I-CAR industry-standard training curriculum, students train to become skilled professionals for all areas of the Collision Repair industry. At Lincoln Tech, Collision Repair training is offered in a convenient Blended Learning Format that gives you the opportunity to complete some of your coursework online, on your own schedule. And our Melrose Park campus enjoys established partnerships with many local auto body shops.

There are more than 7,000 collision repair positions projected to open in Illinois by 2026.  This is also one of the country’s top 10 states for average pay rates in the industry*.  Collision Repair training at Lincoln Tech can help you start a career where you’ll be in demand, can show off your artistic side, and earn a good living at the same time.

Skills Acquired at our Melrose Park Auto Body School:

• Restore and rebuild old or damaged vehicles. 
• Repair damaged metal panels using equipment like body hammers and paint-less dent repair techniques.
• Perform basic welding procedures.
• Diagnose, fix, and install brakes, suspension, and air conditioning systems.
• Use computerized equipment to assess structural damage like alignment problems.
• Estimate costs involved in auto body repair. 

• Amp up a vehicle’s exterior through airbrushing, decals and eye-catching automotive art.

You'll also get the opportunity to work on special project cars that really let you put your skills and artistic talent to work.  You may also visit local dealerships and service centers to learn from professionals and network with industry experts.  The Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program includes classes related to welding fundamentals, metal fabrication, refinishing, airbrush art, filler application and much more.

You don’t need to wait any longer to put a brighter finish on your own future.  Start training today and see where a future in the Collision Repair industry can take you.

ASE, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, tests and certifies professionals for excellence in automotive repair and service. At Lincoln Tech's Melrose Park, IL campus, students will learn from ASE-certified instructors who bring valuable real-world experience to the classrooms and training facilities.

I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is a non-profit provider of Collision Repair training standards as defined by the industry. Lincoln Tech’s Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program integrates the teaching of I-CAR standards and encourages students to become I-CAR certified technicians upon graduation.

* Salary and career growth projections can be found at careeronestop.org for the years 2016-2026.  Ranks reflect comparisons among 48 continental U.S. states.  Salary information is based on median salary information collected for the year 2017.  Data is current as of September 30, 2018.

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, completion and placement rates of students who attended who attended Lincoln programs can be found at:
http://www.lincolntech.edu/campus/melrose-park-il/consumer-info

Lincoln Tech’s Melrose Park, IL campus offers the following Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology program: