<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025-scc-collision-repair-rehab-vehicle.html" dsn="news"><title>Collision Repair Students Prep Rehab Training Vehicle for The Lodge at Sandhills Carolina</title><item_date>11/04/2025 11:37:23 AM</item_date><listing_image><img src="/news/_images/2025-11-04-rehab-vehicle-005.jpg" alt="Completed rehabilitation training vehicle on display in the Sirotek Hall lobby at Sandhills Community College before being delivered to The Lodge at Sandhills Carolina, owned by SanStone Health and Rehabilitation in Pinehurst."/></listing_image><summary>Students in Sandhills Community College’s Collision Repair program partnered with SanStone Health and Rehabilitation to repurpose a 2021 Ford Escape into a rehabilitation training vehicle. The hands-on project allowed students to apply technical skills and teamwork to meet a real-world community need, supporting patient recovery and strengthening ties between education and healthcare.</summary><categories>Academics,Continuing Education,Sandhills News</categories><featured>true</featured><lead_image><img src="/news/_images/2025-11-04-rehab-vehicle-004.jpg" alt="SCC Collision Repair students gather around a modified Ford Escape in the automotive lab."/></lead_image><lead_caption>Collision Repair students at Sandhills Community College gather around a donated Ford Escape in the Sirotek Hall automotive lab after completing modifications to convert it into a rehabilitation training vehicle for The Lodge at Sandhills Carolina.</lead_caption><tags><tag>Community Partnership</tag><tag>SanStone Health and Rehabilitation</tag><tag>Student Success</tag><tag>Transportation Technologies</tag><tag>Workforce Training</tag><tag>collision repair</tag></tags></item>