Automotive and Transportation

If you want to start a career in repairing auto bodies, consider our Auto Body Repair class. Through hands-on learning, you'll learn how to identify current types of body/frame construction, evaluate vehicle damage, and return vehicles to pre-accident condition. When you're finished, you'll have the skills you need to perform hands-on repairs through non-structural repairs, MIG welding, plastics and adhesives, and refinishing, and be prepared for an entry-level position in the auto body repair field.

Our Auto Safety and OBD Inspection classes will prepare you for the certifications or recertifications required to be a safety and/or OBD inspector at a licensed inspection station. Our Auto Safety and OBD Inspection classes are typically held over a two-week period, meeting two days per week. The first two days cover safety inspection and the last two days cover OBD inspection. If you are only needing, OBD II Recertification, we have the class you need for that too.

Ready to get off the ground? Whether you want to learn to fly as a hobby or are looking to become a commercial pilot, RCC has partnered with Unlimited Possibilities Aviation to offer a course that prepares you to become a safe private pilot. Topics range from weather to computer and wing triangles. The course is oriented toward the latest material available from the Federal Aviation Agency and will prepare students to pass the written exam required by the government.

Do you want to learn to ride a motorcycle or need a refresher? Our Motorcycle Safety course will not only teach you the skills needed to properly ride a motorcycle, but you will also learn how to correctly deal with situations that may occur. The DMV will waive your driving skills exam once you've completed the course. Classes are held at our Archdale Center. No prior motorcycle experience is needed for the course. Students must be able to ride and balance a bicycle prior to taking this course.

If you want to sell cars or open a dealership, we have the certification classes that you need. Our DMV: Dealer Pre-License course will provide you the required 12 hours of pre-licensing training that you need to be licensed in N.C. Then, once you've become an auto dealer, our Motor Vehicle Dealer Education Renewal will help you meet the requirements of the law in the distribution of motor vehicles in the state of N.C.

Want to be able to fix lawn or small farm equipment? In our Small Engine Mechanics class, you will learn about parts and operation of small gasoline engines such as those used on weed eaters, blowers, mowers, small tractors, and garden tillers, as well as basics of carburetion, ignition, tune-up, minor repair, and troubleshooting. When you're finished, you'll be able to sit for the Briggs and Stratton Basic Certification.

Do you want to earn a living while traveling? In our Truck Driver Training program, you will learn how to drive tractor-trailers and trucks and have the opportunity to earn a Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL). The program will prepare you to understand safety, driver responsibility, and also the laws and regulations governing the motor carrier industry. You will get hands-on experience in a controlled driving environment so whenever you are finished, you will be ready to start your career.