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We need passionate people – just like you – who enjoy cars and ever-changing technology. Be part of the team that keeps America driving! Qualified employees are in high demand, and you can earn a steady salary doing what you love in just one to two years.
Explore program options to turn your passion into a career as an auto service tech, collision tech, service advisor, paint tech, or other in-demand automotive job.
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Education in Collision Repair and Auto Service
Get your degree and start working quickly! Check out the list below of automotive programs across Minnesota. Interested in learning more about a specific school or program? Reach out directly to each school’s automotive department’s faculty member by clicking on their email address, or contact us at MNCARS and we’ll help connect you to the right people.
Twin Cities
Anoka Technical College
Auto Service program
1355 W. Hwy. 10
Anoka, MN 55303
1-763-576-4700
Contact:
dholmquist@anokatech.edu
Century College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
3300 Century Ave. N
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
1-800-228-1978
Contact:
Auto Service: tim.micko@century.edu
Collision Repair: mark.larson@century.edu
Dakota County Technical College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
1300 145th St. E
Rosemount, MN 55068
1-877-937-3282
Contact:
heath.baumgard@dctc.edu
Dunwoody College of Technology
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
818 Dunwoody Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
1-800-292-4625
Contact:
sreinarts@dunwoody.edu
Hennepin Technical College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
9000 Brooklyn Blvd.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
1-800-345-4655
13100 College View Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
1-800-345-4655
Contact:
Auto Service: todd.carlton@hennepintech.edu
Collision Repair: corey.young@hennepintech.edu
Saint Paul Technical College
Auto Service program
235 Marshall Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55102
1-800-227-6029
Contact:
john.purcell@saintpaul.edu
Greater Minnesota
Central Lakes College
Auto Service program
501 W. College Dr.
Brainerd, MN 56407
1-218-855-8114
Contact:
raymond.johnson@clcmn.edu
Hibbing Community College
Auto Service program
1515 E. 25th St.
Hibbing, MN 55746
1-218-262-7357
Contact:
kevinhyduke@hibbing.edu
Lake Superior College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
2101 Trinity Rd.
Duluth, MN 55811
1-800-432-2884
Contact:
Collision Repair: timothy.brandon@lsc.edu
Auto Service: dean.magnuson@lsc.edu
Minnesota State College Southeast
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
1250 Homer Rd.
Winona, MN 55987
1-877-853-8324
Contact:
tvondrasek@southeastmn.edu
Minnesota State Community & Technical College
Auto Service program
1900 28th Ave. S
Moorhead, MN 56560
1-218-299-6563
Contact:
Shannon.Mohn@minnesota.edu
Minnesota West Community & Technical College
Auto Service program
401 West St.
Jackson, MN 56143
507-847-7920
Contact:
mark.temple@mnwest.edu
Northland Community & Technical College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
1101 US Hwy. E
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
1-800-959-6282
Contact:
enrollment@northlandcollege.edu
Northwest Technical College
Auto Service Program
905 Grant Ave. SE
Bemidji, MN 56601
1-800-942-8324
Contact:
mark.johnson@ntcmn.edu
Pine Technical College
Auto Service program
900 4th St. SE
Pine City, MN 55063
320-629-5162
Contact:
greg.pardun@pine.edu
Ridgewater College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
2101 15th Ave. NW, Box 1097
Willmar, MN 56201
1-800-722-1151
Contact:
Collision Repair: joe.wambeke@ridgewater.edu
Auto Service: jon.friton@ridgewater.edu
Riverland Community College
Auto Service program
2200 Riverland Dr.
Albert Lea, MN 56007
1-800-333-2584
Contact:
Auto Service: olle.gladso@riverland.edu
Rochester Community & Technical College
Auto Service program
851 30th Ave. SE
Rochester, MN 55901
1-800-247-1296
Contact:
admissions@rctc.edu
Saint Cloud Technical College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
1540 Northway Dr.
St. Cloud, MN 56303
1-800-222-1009
Contact:
jelness@sctcc.edu
South Central College
Auto Service & Collision Repair programs
1920 Lee Blvd.
North Mankato, MN 56003
1-800-722-9359
Contact:
Auto Service: jim.brady@southcentral.edu
Collision Repair: dan.boddy@southcentral.edu
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Don’t live in Minnesota? Find more information about opportunities in the auto industry at autocarecareers.org or automotivescholarships.com.