Type private Headquarters Scottsdale, Arizona | Founded 2004 | |
Key people Alan Algan (Executive director]]) Website www.autodealerinstitute.com | ||
Automotive Dealership Institute is an Arizona-based and licensed training program offers classroom and online instruction in management, finance, and insurance for the auto industry.
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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. and Dr. Robert W. Serum is the Chancellor. Around 150 students graduated the program each year. As of 2006, the Institute can grant student visas to applicants from outside the United States.
Programs and coursework
Students who complete the accelerated four-week program are placed in franchised automobile dealerships. The company 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. Trainees also take a course in managing client expectations. All course work is collected in Alan Algan's book, Automotive Sales F and I Management. Upon graduation, students may transfer 32 credits to Northwood University for continued education.
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.