CCC Information Services Inc. Marks 25th Anniversary with $25,000 in Student Repair Technician Scholarships; Offered in cooperat
03 Novembre 2005 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
CCC Information Services Inc. today announces it is offering five
schools $25,000 in collision repair training and education
scholarships to assist deserving students pursuing a career in the
automotive-collision repair industry. The CCC Outstanding Student
Technician Scholarship, developed in cooperation with the I-CAR
Education Foundation, is now accepting applications for the 2006
program. Applications can be obtained via www.cccis.com and must be
submitted by 5 p.m. on Feb. 6, 2006. Winners will be announced in
April 2006. "Retaining and recruiting qualified repair technicians
remains a critical challenge for our industry," said Jim Dickens,
senior vice president at CCC. "We have created the CCC Outstanding
Student Technician Scholarship program to help ensure that the best
and brightest student technicians remain in school and go on to
work in the industry. And, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary
this year, we wanted to give something back to the industry that
has been very supportive of us, while reaffirming CCC's commitment
to the future of automotive claims and collision repair." According
to the CollisionWeek 2005 Business Conditions and Repairer Optimism
report, nearly 19 percent of repair facilities reported that they
were unable to fill qualified technician positions in 2004.
Additionally, more than 27 percent of the larger, MSO-level repair
facilities reported having a hard time filling positions in 2005
and more than 11 percent of all repair facilities reported that
they've been unable to fill open positions for more than one month.
Ron Ray, executive director of the I-CAR Education Foundation,
stated that: "The shortage of qualified repair technicians has the
potential to negatively impact the ability of shop owners to run
efficient and profitable businesses. CCC's scholarship program will
address this issue head on, providing funding to help students
receive a high-quality education before entering the collision
repair workforce." About the CCC Outstanding Student Technician
Scholarship The CCC Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship
program will award scholarships to students currently enrolled at
each of the five schools, and have a combined value of $25,000.
Students must meet pre-determined criteria to be eligible for the
scholarship. Schools participating in the inaugural year of the CCC
Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship program were selected
based on criteria that include ASE certification, use of the I-CAR
Advanced Training 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 To learn more about the CCC
Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship Program, including
student criteria, please visit the CCC website at www.cccis.com or
call the I-CAR Education Foundation at or call 847-463-5282. About
I-CAR Education Foundation The I-CAR Education Foundation was
created in 1991 to solve a problem. The collision repair industry
was facing a critical shortage of quality entry-level employees.
The career and technical education system was not turning out
enough quality graduates, and the industry's poor image was
hampering its ability to attract quality students. The Foundation
is a not-for profit organization that is working to attract quality
entry-level candidates and assist in preparing them for careers in
the collision industry. The Foundation provides the most advanced
curriculum, instructor training research and related services to
career and technical education. About the Participating Schools
Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC) 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
Bridgerland Applied Technology College, a Utah College of Applied
Technology {UCAT} 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 (FVTC) 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.
The FVTC Web site can be found at www.fvtc.edu. Nashville
Auto-Diesel College (NADC) NADC strives to meet our 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 www.pct.edu. Universal
Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) Universal Technical Institute is, a
nationwide provider of technical education training for students
seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision
repair, motorcycle and marine technicians. Through our campus-based
school system, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. offers
specialized technical education programs under the banner of
several well-known brands, including Universal Technical Institute
(UTI), Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics
Institute (MMI) and NASCAR Technical Institute (NTI). About CCC
Proudly celebrating its 25th anniversary, CCC Information Services
Inc., (Nasdaq:CCCG), 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 21,000 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 www.cccis.com or contact Michelle Hellyar of CCC at 312-229-2830
or John Harris of CCC at 312-229-2693.
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