Automotive Dealership Institute
Automotive Dealership Institute is an Arizona-based and licensed post secondary institute that offers classroom and online instruction in management level training in finance and insurance for the auto industry.[1]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Endowment | No |
| Chancellor | Dr. Robert W. Serum |
| President | Alan Algan |
| Dean | Arzu Algan |
| Location |
33°31′56″N 111°55′31″W / 33.532337°N 111.925168°WCoordinates: 33°31′56″N 111°55′31″W / 33.532337°N 111.925168°W |
| Website |
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History
Automotive Dealership Institute founded in December 2004. The institute offers management training for automotive dealerships. Alan Algan is Executive Director.[2] and Dr. Robert W. Serum is the Chancellor.[1] Around 150 students graduated the program each year. As of 2006, the Institute can grant student visas to applicants from all over the world.[2]
Programs and coursework
The Automotive Dealership Institute is considered a post-secondary school, and students who complete the accelerated four-week program are placed in franchised automobile dealerships.[2] The school offers courses in automotive finance software, working with prime and non-prime lenders, relating to customers and additional sales tactics related to finance and insurance products. Students also take a course in managing client expectations.[3] All course work is collected in Alan Algan’s book, Automotive Sales F and I Management, which is catalogued in the Library of Congress.[4] Upon graduation, students may transfer 32 credits to Northwood University for continued education.[5]
Job placement services
The Automotive Dealership Institute also offers job placement assistance in the form of resume writing services and mock interviews. The Institute also places students for positions with franchised dealerships that are within its network.[6]
References
- 1 2 Henry, Jim (1 October 2014). "F&I managers need intelligence, empathy -- and good training". Auto News. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Scottsdale auto finance school goes international". Phoenix Business School. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ Sawyers, Arlena (10 March 2014). "The many schools of thought on F&I school". Auto News. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Automotive Sales and F&I Management". Library of Congress.
- ↑ "Automotive Dealership Institute". Mike Rowe Works. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "F and I Job Placement Assistance". Automotive Dealership Institute. Retrieved 5 December 2014.