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Auto body repair classes in Kentucky

9 auto body programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

8 schools offer these auto body repair programs, and Kentucky has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Automotive body repairers restore, refinish and replace vehicle bodies and frames; glass repairers replace windshields and window glass. Most employers prefer workers who have finished a collision repair program, which trade and technical schools usually run as a 6-month to 1-year certificate and some community colleges as a 2-year program; new workers still need 2 or 3 years on the job to work independently, and certification is recommended though not required.1 Body shops covered by a federal air rule must train and certify everyone who spray-paints vehicles within 180 days of hiring, in spray gun setup and technique and spray booth upkeep, with refresher training every five years.2

In Kentucky, all 9 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 9 programs here are auto body certificate or diploma (8 programs) and auto body apprenticeship (1 program).

See the 9 programs

How much do auto body repair classes cost in Kentucky?

$37,800

is the price of the one program that lists a price, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

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Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Kentucky may also offer auto body repair classes. How these figures are made

Are there free auto body repair classes in Kentucky?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 9 auto body programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Auto body apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Protea Auto Group Autobody Collision and Repair

    Protea Auto Group

    Somerset

    No diploma needed

    Protea Auto Group, SomersetAuto body apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$37,800
    More details about Protea Auto Group Autobody Collision and Repair at Protea Auto Group
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  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Protea Auto Group

    Somerset

    No diploma needed

    Protea Auto Group, SomersetAuto body certificate or diplomaIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Protea Auto Group
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  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Paintless Dent Repair University

    Shelbyville

    No diploma needed

    Paintless Dent Repair University, ShelbyvilleAuto body certificate or diplomaIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Paintless Dent Repair University
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Paintless Dent Repair University
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    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Paintless Dent Repair University

  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Auto Addiction

    Somerset

    No diploma needed

    Auto Addiction, SomersetAuto body certificate or diplomaIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Auto Addiction
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  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Gateway Community and Technical College

    Fort Wright

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Gateway Community and Technical College, Fort WrightAuto body certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Gateway Community and Technical College
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Gateway Community and Technical College
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    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Gateway Community and Technical College

  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Big Sandy Community And Technical College

    Kentucky

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Big Sandy Community And Technical College, KentuckyAuto body certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Big Sandy Community And Technical College
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Big Sandy Community And Technical College
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    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Big Sandy Community And Technical College

  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Hazard Community and Technical College

    Hazard

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Hazard Community and Technical College, HazardAuto body certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Hazard Community and Technical College
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Hazard Community and Technical College
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    Program website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Hazard Community and Technical College

  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Somerset Community College

    London

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Somerset Community College, LondonAuto body certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Somerset Community College
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Somerset Community College
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    School website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Somerset Community College

  • Auto body certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician

    Southeast KY Community and Technical College

    Harlan

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Southeast KY Community and Technical College, HarlanAuto body certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Southeast KY Community and Technical College
    More details about Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Southeast KY Community and Technical College
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    School website, Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician at Southeast KY Community and Technical College

How to pay for auto body repair classes in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for auto body repair classes in Kentucky

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for auto body repair classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for auto body repair classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Auto body repair classes in Somerset, Louisville, Cincinnati and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Kentucky

How auto body repair classes compare with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Kentucky

Where the Kentucky auto body repair program numbers come from

Which Kentucky auto body repair programs are on this list?

These are the auto body repair programs Kentucky approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Kentucky offers.

How the prices and results of Kentucky auto body repair programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about auto body repair classes in Kentucky

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Automotive Body and Glass Repairers
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR 63.11173, paint stripping and surface coating at area sources
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List