$25,000 in Student Repair Technician Scholarships Offered

LAS VEGAS--Nov. 3, 2005--CCC Information Services Inc. today announces it is offering five schools $25,000 in collision repair training and education scholarships to assist deserving students pursuing a career in the automotive-collision repair industry. The CCC Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship, developed in cooperation with the I-CAR Education Foundation, is now accepting applications for the 2006 program. Applications can be obtained via www.cccis.com and must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Feb. 6, 2006. Winners will be announced in April 2006.

"Retaining and recruiting qualified repair technicians remains a critical challenge for our industry," said Jim Dickens, senior vice president at CCC. "We have created the CCC Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship program to help ensure that the best and brightest student technicians remain in school and go on to work in the industry. And, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary this year, we wanted to give something back to the industry that has been very supportive of us, while reaffirming CCC's commitment to the future of automotive claims and collision repair."

According to the CollisionWeek 2005 Business Conditions and Repairer Optimism report, nearly 19 percent of repair facilities reported that they were unable to fill qualified technician positions in 2004. Additionally, more than 27 percent of the larger, MSO-level repair facilities reported having a hard time filling positions in 2005 and more than 11 percent of all repair facilities reported that they've been unable to fill open positions for more than one month.

Ron Ray, executive director of the I-CAR Education Foundation, stated that: "The shortage of qualified repair technicians has the potential to negatively impact the ability of shop owners to run efficient and profitable businesses. CCC's scholarship program will address this issue head on, providing funding to help students receive a high-quality education before entering the collision repair workforce."

About the CCC Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship

The CCC Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship program will award scholarships to students currently enrolled at each of the five schools, and have a combined value of $25,000. Students must meet pre-determined criteria to be eligible for the scholarship. Schools participating in the inaugural year of the CCC Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship program were selected based on criteria that include ASE certification, use of the I-CAR Advanced Training curriculum and geographic location. The following is a list of participating schools:

-- Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan, UT

-- Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, WI

-- Nashville Auto-Diesel College, Nashville, TN

-- Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA

-- Universal Technical Institute, Houston, TX

To learn more about the CCC Outstanding Student Technician Scholarship Program, including student criteria, please visit the CCC website at www.cccis.com or call the I-CAR Education Foundation at or call 847-463-5282.

About I-CAR Education Foundation

The I-CAR Education Foundation was created in 1991 to solve a problem. The collision repair industry was facing a critical shortage of quality entry-level employees. The career and technical education system was not turning out enough quality graduates, and the industry's poor image was hampering its ability to attract quality students. The Foundation is a not-for profit organization that is working to attract quality entry-level candidates and assist in preparing them for careers in the collision industry. The Foundation provides the most advanced curriculum, instructor training research and related services to career and technical education.

About the Participating Schools

Bridgerland Applied Technology College (BATC)

Bridgerland Applied Technology College {BATC} is one of the nine applied technology college campuses in the state of Utah. It was officially organized under the State Board of Vocational Education and funded by appropriations from the Utah State Legislature in January of 1971. A special session of the Utah State Legislature in June 2001 restructured the governance of this campus and established Bridgerland Applied Technology College, a Utah College of Applied Technology {UCAT} Campus. BATC programs generally feature an open-entry / open-exit competency-based individualized learning and teaching model. This model is a progressive educational tool unique to the Utah College of Applied Technology and its campuses.

Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC)

FVTC is committed to helping people reach their potential through education and training for employment. The college offers more than 80 associate degree and technical diploma programs, nearly 120 short-term certificates and instruction related to 20 apprenticeship trades, in addition to providing services to business and industry. Each year, the college serves nearly 50,000 people throughout its five-county district. The FVTC Web site can be found at www.fvtc.edu.

Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC)

NADC strives to meet our mission of excellence by offering the comprehensive training and education necessary to prepare graduates for initiating a life-long career in their chosen technical area. At NADC students not only receive hands-on training in the auto-diesel, collision and refinishing repair, or high performance industries - but also build a solid foundation for a successful and rewarding future.

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Pennsylvania College of Technology is Pennsylvania's premier technical college and a special mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University. More than 6,500 students are enrolled in Penn College's bachelor-degree, associate-degree and certificate majors, which combine hands-on experience with theory and management education. Degrees offered represent more than 100 career fields ranging from manufacturing, design, transportation, construction and natural resources to hospitality, health, business and communication. The college offers an associate's degree in Collision Repair Technology and a certificate in Collision Repair Technician. Graduates of the associate-degree program may complete a bachelor's degree in Automotive Technology Management via distance learning or on campus. For more information, visit www.pct.edu.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI)

Universal Technical Institute is, a nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians.

Through our campus-based school system, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. offers specialized technical education programs under the banner of several well-known brands, including Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) and NASCAR Technical Institute (NTI).

About CCC

Proudly celebrating its 25th anniversary, CCC Information Services Inc., , headquartered in Chicago, is a leading supplier of advanced software, communications systems, Internet and wireless-enabled technology solutions to the automotive-claims and collision-repair industries. Its technology-based products and services optimize efficiency throughout the entire claims management supply chain and facilitate communication among approximately 21,000 collision-repair facilities, 350 insurance companies, and a range of industry participants. For more information about CCC Information Services Inc., visit our web site at www.cccis.com or contact Michelle Hellyar of CCC at 312-229-2830 or John Harris of CCC at 312-229-2693.