Auto Collision

The Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing program offers students a unique blend of hands-on training, technology and artistry, and instructor Dan LaPlant is proud to help lead the way. “We’re a very hands-on program, but there’s also a great deal of shaping, color theory and all these other things that bring in the artistic side,”

Auto collision repair is about a lot more than fixing dents. The way Joe Kircher sees it, auto collision repair is about having a knack for technical precision, an openness to evolving technology and a meticulous eye for craftsmanship. As department chair of the Auto Collision Repair and Refinish Technology program at Fox Valley Technical

Fall 2015 After losing her job, Susan Butler learned new skills to train technicians in the growing collision repair industry. When Susan Butler lost her job in the insurance field after 16 years due to downsizing, she looked at the situation as both a learning experience and a new opportunity in life. “I found myself