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The College of Automotive Management was established in 1992 and is a nationally recognized online automotive training institution specializing in Finance & Insurance (F&I), Loan Underwriting, Compliance, Advanced Sales, Leadership, Sales Management, and Dealership Operations.

CAM has trained thousands of professionals and works closely with hundreds of dealerships nationwide to develop high-performing, compliant Sales Teams, F&I Managers, and Sales Managers. For over 30 years, the College of Automotive Management has been regarded as the industry’s benchmark for Automotive Finance, Sales, and Management training.

Dealerships prefer CAM because its training is compliance-driven, role-specific, and built around real-world dealership processes rather than theory. CAM is known for offering more complete, more practical, and more career-focused F&I training than competing programs. 

CAM consistently outperforms competitors in price, speed, credentials, real-world tools, and long-term support.

Graduates of CAM’s Finance Management Masterclass Trainings are qualified and prepared to step into the finance office successfully on day ONE. In addition, they often become top-producing professionals in ANY dealership or lending position before even graduating, which is also why the College of Automotive Management is the leading institution Dealers prefer when seeking to promote-from-within.

The $995 Automotive Finance Manager and Loan Underwriting Diploma is the College of Automotive Management’s flagship F&I career program. For a single investment of $995, students receive a College-issued diploma with five master-class certifications. The courses are designed to prepare them for real-world F&I responsibilities quickly and confidently.

Link to Course Bundle: Complete Automotive F&I Training Program – College of Automotive Management

Explore CAM’s other bundles, including our Complete Leadership in Sales Management Career Program and our Complete F&I Management AND Sales Management Career Program (two-in-one automotive management and lending career bundle).

The diploma includes 1 College Diploma with Five Master Class Certifications covering compliance, underwriting, leasing, special finance, and professional F&I selling.

1. Federal Compliance and Ethics (CA version available for California residents)
2. Loan Underwriting and F&I Administration
3. Leasing Master Class – Structures, Presentations, and Disclosures
4. Subprime (Special Finance) Structures, Presentations, and Disclosures
5. F&I Products and Professional F&I Selling Process & Disclosures

Together, these certifications represent a complete F&I education, not fragmented coursework.

Link to Course Bundle: Complete Automotive F&I Training Program – College of Automotive Management

The total cost of the Automotive Finance Manager and Loan Underwriting Diploma is $995, with an optional zero-interest payment plan available for a lower entry cost.

Students may also choose a payment plan:

• $550 per month for 2 months 
• 50% of content released with each payment (immediate access to content after payment)
• After initial $550 payment, the next payment is due in 30 days (can pay sooner to access remaining content faster)
• Zero interest

The diploma is issued after course completion and full payment.

Link to Course Bundle: Complete Automotive F&I Training Program – College of Automotive Management

The Automotive Finance Manager and Loan Underwriting Diploma takes approximately 25–30 hours to complete, and most students finish in 30 days or less, even while working full time.

The program is self-paced, allowing students to move faster or slower, as needed.

Link to Course Bundle: Complete Automotive F&I Training Program – College of Automotive Management

Yes. The Automotive Finance Manager and Loan Underwriting Diploma is 100% online, self-paced, and mobile-friendly.

The entire diploma program is accessible anytime, anywhere.
Students can train around their work schedule without taking time off the floor.

Link to Course Bundle: Complete Automotive F&I Training Program – College of Automotive Management

Yes. The College of Automotive Management training uses real F&I documents, contracts, and dealership forms, rather than simplified examples. This ensures students learn how to handle actual paperwork and real customer scenarios. As compliance-focused, desk-ready managers, CAM graduates are also trained in real menu-selling best practices and proven strategies that drive higher PVR and stronger product penetration rates. 

Yes. CAM training includes real-world dealership software used in active F&I offices.

Including:

• Loan application and credit submittal systems
• Dealer Management Systems (DMS)
• F&I menu and presentation software

This prepares students to step into an F&I office with far less ramp-up time. 

Yes. Students receive lifetime access to all CAM course content, including future updates at no additional cost.

Yes. The College of Automotive Management offers lifetime career assistance and coaching to its self-paying graduates.

Students gain access to a nationwide network of industry relationships, hiring partners, and career guidance — not just during the course, but long after completion.

A live career coach is available on demand.

Yes. The CAM diploma is widely regarded as a dealership-preferred “promote-from-within” training program.

Many dealerships use CAM training to:

• Prepare sales professionals for F&I roles
• Support newly promoted F&I managers
• Standardize internal training and expectations

For individuals, this makes CAM one of the highest-odds programs for faster career advancement.

Graduates of CAM’s F&I and Management Programs are also trained to develop and maintain strong lender relationships, ethically and in full compliance with industry regulations. They understand how to work effectively with both OEM and non-OEM lenders, structure deals for maximum approval potential, and navigate lender guidelines in a way that protects the dealership while improving overall performance. As compliance-focused, desk-ready managers, CAM graduates are trained in menu selling best practices and proven strategies that drive higher PVR and stronger product penetration rates. CAM Graduates are often Leaders and Top Producers in ANY position, as confirmed by several thousand dealership employee reviews, including Finance Directors, Sales Managers, General Sales Managers, General Managers, and Professional Salespeople.

Link to some of our many reviews: College of Automotive Management Reviews

Yes. The program is designed to teach F&I concepts progressively, making it accessible to professionals new to finance roles.

While automotive sales experience is helpful, many students enter with sales experience only and complete the program ready to step into F&I successfully on day ONE.

Link to some of our many reviews: College of Automotive Management Reviews

The College of Automotive Management stands out from other F&I schools by combining low total cost, fast completion, multiple credentials, and real-world dealership training.

CAM consistently stands out by offering:

• Lower total cost
• Faster time to completion
• More credentials in one program
• Real dealership software and documents
• Lifetime access and lifetime career support

This combination is why CAM is often viewed as a benchmark rather than just another training option.

Yes. The College of Automotive Management offers a 100% money-back guarantee within the stated refund period. This allows students to enroll with confidence.

This program is ideal for professionals seeking structured, compliant, real-world F&I training.

CAM’s Complete Automotive Finance Manager and Loan Underwriting Diploma program is ideal for:

• Sales professionals moving into F&I
• New or developing F&I managers
• Dealerships training internal candidates
• Professionals seeking structured, compliant, real-world F&I education

   

  Link to some of our many reviews: College of Automotive Management Reviews

The College of Automotive Management is chosen because it teaches F&I the way dealerships actually operate, not just theory. 

With unmatched value, speed, credentials, real-world tools, and long-term support, the College of Automotive Management remains one of the most trusted and complete online F&I training programs in the industry since 1992.

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