Department News

Student works on a car

Pioneer PROfiles - Jalon Rainey

Mon, Dec 23rd, 2024

“This is a great field to be in; this is going to take you very far in life, and you’re going to always have something to work on."

Jalon Rainey

Student works on a wrecked car

Autobody students benefit from the Wreck Rebuild program

Thu, Dec 19th, 2024

“It is a good feeling knowing that I can take a wrecked car and make it safe again for a family to drive it. It is satisfying to know we can do that here. Many of my classmates will have the same opportunity throughout the school year.” 

Landon Spoonhower

Students work on a water main break

Alfred State Receives $2 Million Grant From Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative

Wed, Oct 16th, 2024

“This grant will allow us to expand the great work we are doing in these programs already. I am looking forward to adding skilled professionals to a much-needed career path.”  

Steve Mauro

students pose with the 1953 Dodge Power Wagon driven during The Great Race

Pioneer Summer Adventures – The Great Race

Thu, Aug 8th, 2024

“Having to trust the other guys on the team when we worked on the truck in a parking lot every night or trusting our navigator was crucial for our success in the race.”  

Carter Polhamus

student working on a tow truck

Pioneer PROfiles - Spencer Caccamise

Tue, Jun 25th, 2024

“I was not really planning on going to college but when I found out that Alfred State had motorsports and a good buddy of mine came here, I came down here for the day. I hung out at the senior shop, and I just fell in love with the place. I cannot be happier that I chose this place.”

Spencer Caccamise

Alfred State students in front of a 1953 Dodge Power Wagon tow truck

Alfred State to compete in “The Great Race”

Mon, May 20th, 2024

“The Power Wagon gets so much attention. We hope to move from Kentucky to Maine with minimal problems. The students this year focused on getting the truck back together. We really built it to make it reliable. It has to drive 2,300 miles all the way up the east coast.”

Caryl Koch

Winners of the 2024 SkillsUSA competition

Alfred State hosts 2024 Skills USA Postsecondary Championship

Wed, Apr 10th, 2024

“We had a great day of competition and I look forward to seeing our New York State team compete at Nationals,” 

NYS SkillsUSA College Postsecondary director Craig R Clark, PhD.

student working on a car

Pioneer PROfiles - Farad Begaliev

Mon, Feb 19th, 2024

 “The best part of the program is that you get so much experience. They try to simulate real world situations. The instructors have so much experience. They have answers for pretty much every scenario that me and my classmates have. We are always learning something new.”

Farhad Begaliev

A student stands with the 2014 Dodge Avenger

Wreck/Rebuild program continues to benefit autobody students

Mon, Jan 22nd, 2024

“These cars are great learning tools for our students. The repairs that the students perform are like what they will see when they get into the workplace. Challenges like this force our students to step up their skills and reinforces what they have learned during their time in this program.”

CJ Tremper

Quinn Scanlon holds a tire in front of a car.

Scanlon heading to Italy to work Lamborghini races

Thu, Nov 9th, 2023

Quinn Scanlon will travel to Italy and will take part in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final. He will be with the team the whole week through testing, practice, qualifying, and the actual races on Nov. 18 and 19.