CHICAGO and HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 18 IL-CCC-Info-Services
CHICAGO and HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CCC
Information Services Inc. today announces its third year of offering the CCC
Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship Program.
Administered by the I-CAR Education Foundation, the scholarships were
initiated to address the collision repair industry's need for qualified
technicians.
The U.S. Department of Labor's 2007 employment study indicates that the
employment of automotive body repairers is expected to increase 12 percent
nationally over the next eight years. In addition, more than 11 percent of the
employed collision repair workforce is leaving our industry each year.
Insurance appraiser employment, another prominent career opportunity requiring
a similar educational background, is projected to grow by 13 percent over the
next eight years.
"The scholarship gives CCC an opportunity to help contribute in a way that
benefits everyone involved," said CCC Automotive Services Group General
Manager Jim Dickens. "Statistics from the I-CAR Education Foundation continue
to show a need to recruit, educate and retain technicians in the collision
repair and insurance industries. We're pleased to continue supporting the
program and its successes."
The CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship
Program will award scholarships to students currently enrolled at five
schools, and has a combined value of $25,000. Schools participating in the CCC
Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship Program were
selected based on criteria that include ASE-certification, curriculum and
geographic location.
The following is a list of participating schools:
-- Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan, UT
-- Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI
-- Nashville Auto-Diesel College, Nashville, TN
-- Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
-- Universal Technical Institute, Houston, TX
Russell Thrall III, Interim Executive Director of the I-CAR Education
Foundation stated: "It is a pleasure to work with CCC Information Services to
administer this scholarship program and reward these talented, future
collision industry employees. CCC's scholarship program will provide funding
to help students receive valuable training before entering the collision
workforce."
In addition to the scholarship program, CCC supports the I-CAR Education
Foundation through a donation presented annually at NACE.
To learn more about the CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair
Technician Scholarship Program, contact John Harris at 312.229.2693. All five
eligible schools receive a letter and student application for this
scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the end of 2008.
Applications are now being accepted.
About the Participating Schools
Bridgerland Applied Technology College: Bridgerland Applied Technology
College (BATC) is one of the nine applied technology college campuses in the
state of Utah. It was officially organized under the State Board of Vocational
Education and funded by appropriations from the Utah State Legislature in
January of 1971. A special session of the Utah State Legislature in June 2001
restructured the governance of this campus and established BATC, a Utah
College of Applied Technology campus. BATC programs generally feature an
open-entry/open-exit competency-based individualized learning and teaching
model. This model is a progressive educational tool unique to the Utah College
of Applied Technology and its campuses.
Fox Valley Technical College: Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) is
committed to helping people reach their potential through education and
training for employment. The college offers more than 80 associate degree and
technical diploma programs, nearly 120 short-term certificates, and
instruction related to 20 apprenticeship trades in addition to providing
services to business and industry. Each year, the college serves nearly 50,000
people throughout its five-county district. For more information, visit the
FVTC web site at http://www.fvtc.edu.
Nashville Auto-Diesel College: Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC)
strives to meet its mission of excellence by offering the comprehensive
training and education necessary to prepare graduates for initiating a
life-long career in their chosen technical area. At NADC, students not only
receive hands-on training in the auto-diesel, collision and refinishing
repair, or high performance industries -- but also build a solid foundation
for a successful and rewarding future.
Pennsylvania College of Technology: Pennsylvania College of Technology is
Pennsylvania's premier technical college and a special mission affiliate of
The Pennsylvania State University. More than 6,500 students are enrolled in
Penn College's bachelor degree, associate degree, and certificate majors,
which combine hands-on experience with theory and management education.
Degrees offered represent more than 100 career fields ranging from
manufacturing, design, transportation, construction, and natural resources to
hospitality, health, business, and communication. The college offers an
associate's degree in Collision Repair Technology and a certificate in
Collision Repair Technician. Graduates of the associate degree program may
complete a bachelor's degree in Automotive Technology Management via distance
learning or on campus. For more information, visit http://www.pct.edu.
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.: Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
is a nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking
careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, and
marine technicians. Through its campus-based school system, UTI offers
specialized technical education programs under the banner of several
well-known brands, including Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle
Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute, and NASCAR Technical
Institute.
About CCC Information Services
CCC Information Services Inc., headquartered in Chicago, is a leading
supplier of advanced software, communications systems, Internet and
wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive-claims and
collision-repair industries. Its technology-based products and services
optimize efficiency throughout the entire claims management supply chain and
facilitate communication among approximately 22,000 collision-repair
facilities, 350 insurance companies, and a range of industry participants. For
more information about CCC Information Services Inc., visit our web site at
http://www.cccis.com or contact John Harris of CCC at 312-229-2693.
About I-CAR Education Foundation
The I-CAR 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.
SOURCE CCC Information Services Inc.
