Hoffman Estates, IL – November 1, 2017 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced more than $600,000 in Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grants supported by donations from industry partners and local I-CAR committee fundraising activities. The announcement came during the Foundation’s annual reception held on Tuesday, October 31st at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel during the 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grants will support 162 schools in 38 states with over 6,000 students enrolled in collision repair training programs.
The Makeover grant program incorporates the Foundation’s Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark that the Foundation launched in 2016. Under the new program developed by the Foundation, schools are classified into three tiers based upon criteria including the number of hours of instruction, curriculum in place, along with what tools, equipment, and supplies a school uses to prepare their students for employment in the collision industry. The grants awarded will assist schools to advance to the next tier, or to allow top tier schools to further expand their program’s capabilities.
“School collision programs are facing tremendous pressure on their budgets. It is difficult for many to maintain their program at current capabilities, no less increase their abilities to satisfy the industry’s current and future needs for its workforce,” said Melissa Marscin, Director of Operations/Administration for the Foundation. “The Makeover grant program is designed to help collision schools get the much needed tools, equipment and supplies they couldn’t get otherwise and increase their capabilities.”
Collision repair facilities, insurance companies and suppliers interested in supporting school grants should contact Education Foundation Director of Development Brandon Eckenrode at 847.463.5244.
The grants awarded include:
I-CAR Committee Awards
Atlanta I-CAR Committee
Athens Technical College (Athens, GA): $15,000
Maxwell High School of Technology (Lawrenceville, GA): $15,000
North Georgia Technical College (Clarkesville, GA): $15,000
Cincinnati I-CAR Committee
Butler Tech (Hamilton, OH): $12,500
Greater Philadelphia I-CAR Committee
Hodgson Vo-Tech (Newark, DE): $10,000
Dauphin County Technical School (Harrisburg, PA): $3,000
Indiana County Technology Center (Indiana, PA): $3,000
Susquehanna County Career Technology Center (Springville, PA): $3,000
Northern Virginia I-CAR Committee
C.S. Monroe Technology Center (Leesburg, VA): $10,500
Chantilly HS STEM Academy (Chantilly, VA): $10,500
Dowell J Howard Center (Winchester, VA): $10,500
Fauquier High School (Warrenton, VA): $5,500
Omaha I-CAR Committee
Metropolitan Community College (Omaha, NE): $1,000
Phoenix I-CAR Committee
Gateway Community College (Phoenix, AZ): $10,000
Raleigh I-CAR Committee
Wayne Community College (Goldsboro, NC): $11,000
St. Louis I-CAR Committee
Lake Career & Technical Center (Camdenton, MO): $2,500
Lewis and Clark Career Center (Saint Charles, MO): $2,500
Nichols Career Center (Jefferson City, MO): $2,500
North Technical High School (Florissant, MO): $2,500
Ranken Technical College (St. Louis, MO): $2,500
Rolla Technical Institute, (Rolla, MO): $2,500
South Technical High School (Sunset Hills, MO): $2,500
Tennessee I-CAR Committees
Nashville Committee
TCAT (Shelbyville, TN): $10,000
TCAT (Livingston, TN): $10,000
Knoxville Committee
TCAT (Knoxville, TN): $5,000
TCAT (Morristown, TN): $5,000
South Doyle High School (Knoxville, TN): $5,000
Texas I-CAR Committees (Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, San Antonio)
Alvin ISD, Hensler CTE Center (Manvel, TX): $1,200
Kingwood Park High School (Kingwood, TX): $1,200
Stuart Career Center (Baytown, TX): $1,200
Company Awards
American Family Insurance Grants
Aims Community College (Windsor, CO): $1,000
Idaho State University College of Technology (Pocatello, ID): $1,000
Richland Community College (Decatur, IL): $1,000
North Lawrence Career Center (Bedford, IN): $1,000
Southwestern Community College (Creston, IA): $1,000
Washburn University Institute of Technology (Topeka, KS): $1,000
South Central College (North Mankato, MN): $1,000
North Dakota State College of Science (Wahpeton, ND): $1,000
Miami Valley Career Center (Englewood, OH): $1,000
Clackamas Community College (Oregon City, OR): $1,000
Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, WA): $1,000
Southwest Tech (Fennimore, WI): $1,000
CCC Classroom Enhancement Grant
CATEC (Charlottesville, VA): $11,000
Chicago School Grant sponsored by Audatex, a Solera Company, Chrysler, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Polyvance, Rust-Oleum, and Valspar
Kennedy King College (Chicago, IL): $22,500
Hertz Grants
Judson High School (Converse, TX): $5,000
Kingwood Park High School (Kingwood, TX): $5,000
Norwalk High School (Norwalk, CA): $5,000
Texas Southmost College (Brownsville, TX): $5,000
Lon Baudoux Legacy Grant
Chippewa Valley Technical College (Eau Claire, WI): $10,000
Nationwide Insurance Grant
College of Alameda (Alameda, CA): $10,000
ProSpot Grants
Austin Community College (Austin, TX)
Berks Career and Technology Center (Oley, PA)
CA BOCES-CTE Center @ Olean (Olean, NY)
Essex Technical High School (Hathorne, MA)
Fox Valley Technical College (Appleton, WI)
John A. Logan College (Carterville, IL)
Lex La-Ray Technical Center (Lexington, MO)
Lorenzo Walker Technical College (Naples, FL)
Southeast Community College (Milford, NE)
United Technical Center (Clarksburg, WV)
Service King Grants
Cleveland Community College (Shelby, NC): $3,000
GST Boces Coopers Education Center (Painted Post, NY): $3,000
TCAT Memphis (Memphis, TN): $3,000
Texas State Technical College (Waco, TX): $3,000
Warren Tech (Lakewood, CO): $3,000
TechForce Foundation Grants
Mid-Coast School of Technology (Rockland, ME): $1,250
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School (Littleton, MA): $1,250
Wichita Area Technical College (Wichita, KS): $1,250
Thomas Coleman Memorial Grant (sponsored by 1st Certified Collision Centers)
Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA): $2,000
CREF Awards (all $1,000)
Area30 Career Center (Greencastle, IN)
Assabet Valley Regional Technical H.S (Marlboro, MA)
Bay Path (Charlton, MA)
Bellingham Technical College (Bellingham, WA)
Big Sandy Community and Technical College (Prestonsburg, KY)
Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation (Flat Rock, NC)
Cape Fear Community College (Wilmington, NC)
Cattaraugus Allegany Boces Center (Ellicottville, NY)
Center of Applied Technology South (Edgewater, MD)
Chester County Technical College High School Pennick’s Bridge campus (West Grove, PA)
College of Lake County (Grayslake, IL)
Collision Career Institute (Yorba Linda, CA)
Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School (Mechanicsburg, PA)
Delaware Area Career Center (Delaware, OH)
Dennis Technical Education Center (Boise, ID)
Des Moines Area Community College (Ankeny, IA)
Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School (Fall River, MA)
Duncanville High School (Duncanville, TX)
Earnest Pruett Center of Technology (Hollywood, AL)
Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (Willow Grove, PA)
EHOVE Career Center (Milan, OH)
Erie 1 BOCES Kenton Career & Technical Center (Tonawanda, NY)
Erie Community College South (Orchard Park, NY)
Fayetteville Technical Community College (Fayetteville, NC)
Forbes Road CTC (Monroeville, PA)
Forsyth Tech Community College (Winston Salem, NC)
Fort Myers Technical College (Fort Myers, FL)
Freedom High School (Freedom , WI)
Ft. Hayes Career Center (Columbus, OH)
George Stone Technical Center (Pensacola, FL)
Grant Career Center (Bethel, OH)
Greater Lawrence Technical High School (Andover, MA)
Greater Lowell Technical HS (Tyngsborough, MA)
Greenville Technical College (Greenville, SC)
Helena High School (Helena, MT)
Highland Community College (Freeport, IL)
Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL)
Hinds Career Center (Elwood, IN)
Holmes High School (San Antonio, TX)
Hopewell High School (Hopewell, VA)
Indian Valley Vocational Center (Sandwich, IL)
Ivy Tech Community College (Terre Haute, IN)
Ivy Tech Community College – Northeast (Fort Wayne, IN)
Jeff Tech (Reynoldsville, PA)
Kansas City Kansas Community College (Kansas City, KS)
Kishwaukee College (Malta, IL)
Lake County High Schools Technology Campus (Grayslake, IL)
Lake Technical College (Eustis, FL)
Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, WY)
Lebanon County Career and Technology Center (Lebanon, PA)
LeCroy Career Technical Center (Clanton, AL)
Lenoir Community College (Kinston, NC)
Manatee Technical College (Bradenton, FL)
Marengo Comm HS Dist 1554 (Marengo, IL)
Mercer County Technical Education Center (Princeton, WV)
Montana State University Billings City College (Billings, MT)
Morgan Community College (Ft. Morgan, CO)
Morrisville State College (Morrisville, NY)
New Horizons (Hampton, VA)
North Idaho College (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
Northern Neck Technical Center (Warsaw, VA)
Oxford Hills Technical School/ Maine Vocational Region 11 (Norway, ME)
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School (Palmer, MA)
Prosser Career Education Center (New Albany, IN)
R L Turner High School (Carrollton, TX)
Randolph Community College (Asheboro, NC)
Regional career Technical Center (Saline, MI)
Renton Technical College (Renton, WA)
Ridgewater College (Willmar, MN)
Saint Cloud Technical and Community College (Saint Cloud, MN)
Seminole High School (Sanford, FL)
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (San Jose, CA)
Sno-Isle Tech Skill Center (Everett, WA)
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School (South Easton, MA)
Southwest High School (Jacksonville, NC)
Stanly Community College (Albemarle, NC)
State Technical College of Missouri (Linn, MO)
Steel Center AVTS (Clairton, PA)
TCHS Pickering (Phoenixville, PA)
Tennessee College of Applied Technology (Paris, TN)
Texarkana Arkansas Career and Technological Center (Texarkana, AR)
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (Lancaster, PA)
Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Academy (Elizabeth, NJ)
Thomas A. Edison CTE High School (Jamaica, NY)
Ulster BOCES (Port Ewen, NY)
University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College (North Little Rock, AR)
Waite High School (Toledo, OH)
Warrensburg Area Center (Warrensburg, MO)
Washington County JVS District (Marietta, OH)
Wenatchee Valley Tech (Wenatchee, WA)
West Side Career and Technology Center (Kingston, PA)
Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center (Limerick, PA)
Collision repair facilities, insurance companies and suppliers interested in supporting school grants should contact Education Foundation Director of Development Brandon Eckenrode at 847.463.5244.
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About the Collision Repair Education Foundation:
The Collision Repair Education Foundation, founded in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting collision repair educational programs, schools, and students to create qualified, entry-level employees and connect them with an array of career opportunities. For information on how to donate to programs supported by the Education Foundation visit us online at: www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org.
