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.
“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
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.
