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Auto Mechanic Programs in the Phoenix area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area
Programs
8
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,090
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$21,500
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
Auto Mechanic Programs in the Phoenix area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Phoenix
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 36.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 8 list one: $21,500 to $52,050, middle $25,443 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 9 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,770 automotive awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 8 on Arizona's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $50,090 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($24.08 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,120 to $82,570; 11,340 employed in the metro area; Arizona median $49,570 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Automotive programs, nearest to Phoenix first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Salado College | Tempe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 73 | 1.9 |
| GateWay Community College | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 413 | 3.7 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 230 | 7.4 |
| UEI College-Mesa | Mesa | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 72 | 7.9 |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive InstituteWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | $25,443 | 13 months | 110 | 13.4 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 225 | 16.3 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona IncWIOA list | Avondale | Associate | $52,050 | 15 months | 647 | 17.1 |
| Central Arizona College | Coolidge | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 36.3 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Arizona: 1,069 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them Automotive.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill