Metropolitan Community College's collision engineering program is now federally recognized for its "earn while you learn" apprenticeship model.Â
Jim Wightman, the state director from the U.S. Department of Labor, seated at left, watches as Mary Mahoney, president of the Collision Engineering Career Alliance, raises her pen after signing paperwork that indicates Metropolitan Community College's collision engineering program will be recognized by the Department of Labor as a registered apprenticeship program.
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Shelly Jones, National Workforce Development director at the Collision Engineering Career Alliance, speaks at an event at Metropolitan Community College. The Career Alliance partners with MCC and several other colleges across the country to offer collision engineering programs.Â
George Tsiobanos talks about the work he did on a truck in the Metropolitan Community College Collision Engineering program at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha. Tsiobanos, a recent graduate of the program, will be the third generation of his family to work in an auto body shop.Â
Photos: MCC now home to U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program
George Tsiobanos talks about the work he did in the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Jim Wightman the state director from the US Department of Labor, left, watches as Mary Mahoney, President of the Collision Engineering Career Alliance signs paperwork so the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program will be recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor as a registered apprenticeship program, which at an event at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Students completed work on a Scooby-Doo themed van as part of their work in the Metro Community College Collision Engineering at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Recent graduates of the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program listen to speakers at an event at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Mary Mahoney, President of the Collision Engineering Career Alliance speaks at an event at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Jim Wightman the state director from the US Department of Labor speaks at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Shelly Jones, National Workforce Development Director at the Collision Engineering Career Alliance speaks at an event at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Joe Baker an instructor at Metro Community College speaks at an event at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Emily Workman with B Street Collision speaks at an event at theMCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Sayed Mustafaee, a recent graduate of the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program speaks at an event at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Jim Wightman the state director from the US Department of Labor, left, watches as Mary Mahoney, President of the Collision Engineering Career Alliance raises her pen after signing paperwork so the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program will be recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor as a registered apprenticeship program, which at an event at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
The MCC Automotive Training Center photographed in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Inside of the MCC Automotive Training Center photographed in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
George Tsiobanos talks about the work he did on a truck in the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
George Tsiobanos talks about the work he did on a truck in the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
George Tsiobanos talks about the work he did on a truck in the Metro Community College Collision Engineering program at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Students completed work on a Scooby-Doo themed van as part of their work in the Metro Community College Collision Engineering at the MCC Automotive Training Center in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
