"Addressing the increasing demand for a highly skilled collision repair workforce is critical to ensuring the future of mobility — but achieving this goal will require a collective effort," said Chrissy Taylor, president & CEO of Enterprise Mobility. "Through this Alliance, we invite industry partners to join Enterprise Mobility in helping create a pipeline of highly skilled, motivated and passionate collision repair professionals."
Philanthropic contributions will enable the Alliance to recruit more students, expand to more schools across the nation and contribute to student success factors, including costs of certifications and assessments, quality-of-life needs and tuition reimbursement.
The launch of the Collision Engineering Career Alliance will not change the experience that instructors and students have received since the program began. The unique two-year apprenticeship model and industry-guided curriculum that helps students gain real-world experience before graduation is, and continues to be, integral to the program’s success.
Since the pilot launch, 87.5% of enrolled students have completed the program. Of those, 100% have achieved job placement before graduation.
Today, Collision Engineering is active at six schools across the country, with more schools expected to launch the program in 2025 — Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, Mo.; College of Lake County in Grayslake, Ill.; Contra Costa College in San Pablo, Calif.; Parkland College in Champaign, Ill.; Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb.; and Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, N.C.
