SANFORD - Central Carolina Community College has been awarded $12,000 from The RPM Foundation to fund scholarships in Automotive Restoration.

In the CCCC Automotive Restoration program, students get extensive hands-on training in metal and plastic body restoration, wood and steel component fabrication, automotive engines and drive trains, painting and refinishing, automobile upholstery, electrical systems, and welding. Graduates can earn either a Diploma or Certificate in Automotive Restoration.

RPM Foundation (RPM) is an education grant-making program of America's Automotive Trust (AAT). RPM is funded by collector vehicle and classic boat enthusiasts to serve youth and young adults on their pathways to careers in automotive/marine restoration and preservation along with the long-term interests of the collector vehicle and classic boat communities. Visit www.rpm.foundation for more information.

Students successfully completing the CCCC Automotive Restoration program will be able to:

• Recognize the major technological systems of the automobile.
• Explain authentic antique automobile restoration materials, methods, and techniques.
• Identify historical automotive research material sources, methods, and techniques necessary to complete and document historically accurate automotive restoration.
• Use materials and tools necessary to complete authentic automobile restoration work.
• Demonstrate the attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to pursue a successful business career in antique automobile restoration.
• Recognize the historical role of the automobile in modern society.
• Identify related and supporting scientific fields.

For more information on the scholarships, contact CCCC Foundation Executive Director Emily Hare at 919-718-7230 or by email at ehare@cccc.edu.

For more information on Central Carolina Community College's Automotive Restoration Technology program, visit the website www.cccc.edu/curriculum/
majors/automotiverestoration.