HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – November 9, 2016 – I-CAR has awarded 37 schools with curriculum grants through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The grants are valued at $1,100 each and will provide one year of the I-CAR PDP-EE curriculum program, which is designed for high school and college programs. The 37 schools applied for the Education Foundation’s 2016 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover, which is why how they were selected for this grant. The winners include:
Academy for Careers & Technology (Mullins, SC)
Area 30 Career Center (Greencastle, IN)
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School (Charlton, MA)
Berks Career and Technology Center (Oley, PA)
Big Sandy Community and Technical College (Paintsville, KY)
Central Community College (Hastings, NE)
Central Louisiana Technical Community College (Alexandria, LA)
Chester County Technical College High School Pennock’s Bridge Campus (West Grove, PA)
Dowell J Howard Center (Winchester, VA)
Erie 1 BOCES Kenton Career & Technical Center (Tonawanda, NY)
Forbes Road CTC (Monroeville, PA)
Freedom High School (Freedom, WI)
GST BOCES Coopers Education Center (Painted Post, NY)
Highland Community College (Freeport, IL)
Hodgson Vocational Technical HS (Newark, DE)
Holmes High School (San Antonio, TX)
Kingwood Park High School (Kingwood, TX)
Lebanon Career and Technology Center (Lebanon, PA)
Livermore High School/Tri-Valley ROP (Livermore, CA)
Marengo Community High School Dist 154 (Marengo, IL)
Medford Vocational Technical High School (Medford, MA)
Mercer County Technical Education Center (Princeton, WV)
Minot High School – Magic City Campus (Minot, ND)
North Dakota State College of Science (Wahpeton, ND)
Northern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center (New Kensington, PA)
Norwalk High School (Norwalk, CA)
Seminole High School (Sanford, FL)
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School (Billerica, MA)
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (San Jose, CA)
Springfield Clark Career Technology Center (Springfield, OH)
Tazewell County Career and Technical Center (Tazewell, VT)
Technical College High School Pickering (Phoenixville, PA)
Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX)
University of Arkansas Community College (Morrilton, AR)
US Grant Career Center (Bethel, OH)
Waite High School (Toledo, OH)
Washington County Joint Vocational School District (Marietta, OH)
“The key to our ultimate goal of a collision repair industry where every technician is trained to perform complete, safe and quality repairs is increasing access to specialized education and training,” said I-CAR CEO & President John Van Alstyne. “This initiative by CREF embodies that ideal by providing crucial direct support to high school and college collision repair programs.”
For additional information about I-CAR visit www.i-car.com. Collision industry businesses interested in joining the Collision Repair Education Foundation in supporting high school and college collision school programs should contact Director of Development Brandon Eckenrode at 847-463-5244. Industry businesses can learn more information about the organization and make a donation online by visiting www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org.
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The Collision Repair Education Foundation, founded in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to securing donations that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry. For information on how to donate to programs supported by the Education Foundation visit us on the Internet at: www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org
