Getting Started

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.

Educational Programs

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 Minnesota Careers in Automotive Repair and Service (MNCARS) and we’ll help connect you to the right people.

Twin Cities Schools

1355 W. Hwy. 10
Anoka, MN 55303
1-763-576-4700

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


818 Dunwoody Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
1-800-292-4625

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

235 Marshall Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55102
1-800-227-6029

Greater Minnesota Schools

501 W. College Dr.
Brainerd, MN 56407
1-218-855-8114

2101 Trinity Rd.
Duluth, MN 55811
1-800-432-2884

Contact:
Collision Repair: timothy.brandon@lsc.edu
Auto Service: dean.magnuson@lsc.edu

1515 E. 25th St.
Hibbing, MN 55746
1-218-262-7357

905 Grant Ave. SE
Bemidji, MN 56601
1-800-942-8324

900 4th St. SE
Pine City, MN 55063
320-629-5162

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

2200 Riverland Dr.
Albert Lea, MN 56007
1-800-333-2584

851 30th Ave. SE
Rochester, MN 55901
1-800-247-1296

1540 Northway Dr.
St. Cloud, MN 56303
1-800-222-1009

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.

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