Seminar Series
Each semester, CPCC’s North Campus hosts a Motorsports Seminar Series that attracts motorsports enthusiasts from across the region that have a personal interest in vehicle repairs and techniques.

Led by CPCC’s certified instructors, you’ll receive hands-on training in fabrication and decaling methods, welding, and PIT crew training (taught at Performance Instruction Training), and enjoy evening class times to better accommodate your busy schedule.

To learn more about CPCC’s Motorsports Seminar Series, please contact Dave Bowen at 704.330.4156 or dave.bowen@cpcc.edu.
 

Curriculum Certificate
If you’re a recent high school graduate with motorsports career aspirations, CPCC’s Automotive Systems with a Specialization in Race Car Technology is for you.

Our four-class curriculum sequence can be completed in just one semester and provide you with hands-on training in such areas as fabrication and welding.

Upon successful completion of the program, you will have earned 12 college credits that may be applied to other CPCC degree programs or transferred to a two- or four-year institution.

Learn more; attend a free monthly information meeting (AIM session) at our North Campus. To view our complete AIM schedule, please click here.
 

Motorsports Academy
Beginning August 2009, CPCC’s Automotive Systems and Motorsports Academy will put Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) high school students on a faster path to academic and professional success.
CPCC Automotive Systems and Motorsports Academy students:

• earn FREE college credit that can be transferred to a two- or four-year institution upon successful completion of the program
• take classes that may be applied to a career track
• learn the value and importance of teamwork, dedication and commitment
• enjoy small class sized and quality instructors ready to equip students with such skills as automotive repair and race car fabrication

CPCC’s Automotive Systems and Motorsports Academy curriculum consists of four classes – Introduction to Racing, Race Car MIG Welding, Race Car Chassis Fabrication and Race Car Sheet Metal Fabrication to be completed Fall 09 and Spring 10 – that will teach you a variety of skills, including automotive repair and race car fabrication.
To learn how you can get a jump on the competition, contact Dave Bowen at 704.330.4156 or dave.bowen@cpcc.edu.
 

Motorsports Institute
Since its inception in 2008, the Motorsports Institute at the College’s North Campus has been busy offering in-depth training in key motorsports technologies to area students. The Institute’s 8-week course schedule attracts motorsports enthusiasts from across the region and offers hands-on training in fabrication, painting, welding, decaling and assembly, and PIT crew training (taught at Performance Instruction Training).

As a student, you’ll enjoy small class sizes (CPCC allows only 10 students per class), learning from industry experts in the College’s fully equipped fabrication labs and evening class times to accommodate your full-time job while training for a new, entry-level career in the motorsports industry.

For more information on CPCC’s Motorsports Institute, please contact Dave Bowen at 704.330.4156 or dave.bowen@cpcc.edu.