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STAR^® Schools

This easy to use online painter training program can be completed in just a matter of hours. Not only will you meet the new EPA requirements, you will save money by improving your transfer efficiency and improve you overall painting quality. To learn more about training online to become a certified painter click here!

STAR^® Training for Business Schedule

California

• Cypress College, Cypress
• Contra Costa College, San Pablo
• Los Angeles Trade & Technical School, Los Angeles- Trainer Sarkis Muradian conducts STAR^® training for the LATTC vocational program as well as providing training for local auto body technicians. http://www.lattc.edu/
• San Diego Centers for Education and Technology Center, San Diego

Connecticut

• HH Ellis Vocation Tech, Danielson

Florida

• Central Florida Community College, Ocala

Hawaii

• Hawaii Community College, Hilo- Trainer Michael Saito continues to train HCC auto body students. http://www.hawcc.hawaii.edu/
• Honolulu Community College, Honolulu
• Kauai Community College, Lihue
• Maui Community College, Kahului-Dennis Tanga provides STAR^® training to MCC auto body students. http://maui.hawaii.edu/

Illinois

• John A. Logan College, Carterville

Indiana

• Walker Career Center, Indianapolis

Iowa

• Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo- Trainer Jim Ingles continues to provide STAR^® training for the HCC auto body students. http://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/
• Western Iowa Technical College, Sioux City- Trainer Raleigh Downey provides STAR^® training to WITC auto body students and works closely with the Siouxland Autobody Representatives Association. http://www.witcc.com/
• Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon- Trainer Steve Youngs conducts STAR^® training for the NCC auto body students as well as numerous industrial training sessions for businesses nationwide. http://www.nwicc.cc.ia.us/
  http://www.pfonline.com/columns/0605real.html
• Scott Community College, Bettendorf- Trainer Mike Jund conducts STAR^® training for the SCC auto body students. http://www.eicc.edu/scc/index.html
• Southwestern Community College, Creston-Trainer Jeff Magneson conducts STAR^® training for SWCC auto body students. http://www.swcc.cc.ia.us/
• Iowa Lakes Community College, Emmetsburg. http://www.iowalakes.edu/

Kansas

• Kansas Area Vocational Tech School, Kansas City- KCKATS conducts STAR^® training for the auto body students. http://www.kckats.com/
• Wichita Area Vocational College, Wichita
• Kansas City- Instructor Dean Cloves provides STAR^® training on location at any Kansas City metropolitan area business. Contact Dean by phone(913-649-6282) to arrange for training or to purchase a LaserPaint^TM targeting device with hands-on instruction from a spray paint training expert.

Kentucky

• Jefferson Technical College, Louisville-Trainer Grant Gamble provides STAR training for JTC autobody students and conducts training sessions for business and industry clients. http://www.jefferson.kctcs.edu/

Massachusetts

• Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School, Charlton- Trainer Jeremy Guay conducts STAR® training for the Bay Path auto body students. http://www.baypath.tec.ma.us/
  See the STAR brochure:
  http://www.mass.gov/envir/ota/star/star_brochure_2005.pdf

Minnesota

• Dakota County Community College, Minneapolis

Mississippi

• Hinds Community College, Raymond- Trainer Ovid Vickers conducts STAR® training for the Hinds auto body program as well as numerous business training sessions. http://www.hindscc.edu/

Missouri

• Kansas City- Instructor Dean Cloves provides STAR^® training on location at any Kansas City metropolitan area business. Contact Dean by phone(913-649-6282) to arrange for training or to purchase a LaserPaint^TM targeting device with hands-on instruction from a spray paint training expert.
• CARSTAR- The CARSTAR training facility started sessions in September 2005.
  http://www.carstar.com
• Linn State Technical College, Linn
• Crowder College Technical Education Center, Neosho

Montana

• Montana State University, Billings

Nebraska

• Northeast Community College, Norfolk

Nevada

• Western Nevada Community College

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport- Trainer Al Thomas has taken the PA STAR® program to great heights. Al currently trains PennTech auto body students as well as providing training for commercial painters from throughout Pennsylvania and the eastern states. In addition to this vigorous schedule, Al has developed a mobile STAR® training unit and often takes training sessions on the road. http://www.pct.edu/
• Design for the Environment, Philadelphia http://www.epa.gov/dfe/

Rhode Island

• William Davies Jr. Career and Technical School, Lincoln

Texas

• Texas State Technical College, Harlingen

Utah

• Utah Job Corps, Clearfield- Trainer Harold Nall provides STAR® training to auto body students enrolled in the Job Corps program.
  http://clearfield.jobcorps.gov/

Virginia

• Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology, Chesapeake- Trainer Mike Johnson is unique in that he is the only STAR® trainer to be actively training at the high school level.
  http://eclipse.cps.k12.va.us/Schools/home.php?school=CCST

Washington

• Renton Technical College, Renton-Trainer Shawn Ervin
  http://www.rtc.edu

• South Seattle Community College, Seattle-Trainer Steve Ford
  http://www.sccd.ctc.edu

• Spokane Community College, Spokane- Trainer Dan Polster
  http://www.scc.spokane.edu

• Pollution Prevention Resource Center, Seattle- Trainer Ken Grimm provides STAR® training to businesses in the Pacific Northwest region. Ken's 30 years of experience, STAR training and LaserPaint^TM targeting device are a winning combination for reducing paint usage and air emissions while improving finish quality. Contact Ken at www.PPRC.org for training.

Wisconsin

• Northeast Wisconsin Tech College, Green Bay- Trainer Larry Terrien provides STAR® training to NWTC auto body students each semester. http://www.nwtc.tec.wi.us/

The recent article in Products Finishing magazine has generated renewed interest in the STAR® program (see article at http://www.pfonline.com/articles/100401.html)