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Auto Mechanic Programs in California
Colleges and schools: 82
Programs
93
all sources
Median pay
$64,980
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025; U.S. $50,620
Middle program cost
$14,221
24 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
77
Automotive programs, U.S. DOL file
Auto Mechanic Programs in California: the figures
- Programs we list
- 93 in California: 82 at colleges and schools, 11 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 70 public and 12 private; 6,416 automotive completions in 2023-24 at the 81 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $14,221 in California, from $945 to $66,750, across 24 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $64,980 a year for automotive service technicians and mechanics in California, against $50,620 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 77 of them automotive.
- WIOA results
- 77 automotive programs on California's list; middle values: 70.9% of students who exited completed (48 programs report it); 59.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (40); $11,900 median earnings in that quarter (33) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 6 California metro areas have a page; the largest list, Los Angeles, has 33 programs.
By metro area
- Los Angeles area33 programs · median pay $62,820
- Riverside area11 programs · median pay $64,210
- San Francisco area8 programs · median pay $76,030
- San Diego area7 programs · median pay $64,320
- Sacramento area5 programs · median pay $72,020
- San Jose area3 programs · median pay $77,840
Every automotive program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $945 | Not reported | |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 |
| American River College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 52 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $6,210 | 11 months | 10 |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Butte CollegeWIOA list | Oroville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Centro de Estudio Tecnico AutomotrizWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $7,225 | Not reported | |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 184 |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Certificate | $14,221 | 7 months | 12 |
| CET-San Jose | San Jose | Certificate | $14,221 | 7 months | 14 |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 117 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 64 |
| City College of San FranciscoWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 65 |
| College of Alameda | Alameda | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| College of MarinWIOA list | Kentfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 109 |
| College of the RedwoodsWIOA list | Eureka | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 225 |
| Columbia College | Sonora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Compton College | Compton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Contra Costa CollegeWIOA list | San Pablo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 90 |
| Cuesta CollegeWIOA list | San Luis Obispo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Cuyamaca College | El Cajon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 258 |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 149 |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 |
| Evergreen Valley College | San Jose | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Fresno City CollegeWIOA list | Fresno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 84 |
| Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | San Pedro | WIOA list only | $972 | Not reported | |
| Hartnell College | Salinas | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Intech CollegeWIOA list | South El Monte | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Las Positas College | Livermore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Lassen Community College | Susanville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 107 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 197 |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $5,040 | Not reported | |
| Mendocino CollegeWIOA list | Ukiah | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Merced College | Merced | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 |
| Merced County Office of EducationWIOA list | Merced | WIOA list only | $5,200 | Not reported | |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Monrovia Community Adult SchoolWIOA list | Monrovia | WIOA list only | $1,275 | Not reported | |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Mission Hills | WIOA list only | $2,160 | Not reported | |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 113 |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 214 |
| Reedley CollegeWIOA list | Reedley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 |
| Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $972 | Not reported | |
| Rio Hondo CollegeWIOA list | Whittier | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 96 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 73 |
| Rtc CollegeWIOA list | Jurupa Valley | WIOA list only | $9,150 | Not reported | |
| Saddleback CollegeWIOA list | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 180 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| San Diego Miramar College | San Diego | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 156 |
| San Joaquin Delta CollegeWIOA list | Stockton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 95 |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 111 |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Santa Rosa Junior CollegeWIOA list | Santa Rosa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 185 |
| Shasta College | Redding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| Southwestern College | Chula Vista | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Temple City Community Adult EducationWIOA list | Temple City | WIOA list only | $1,250 | Not reported | |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 199 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 132 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 119 |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 94 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 122 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 77 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 130 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California IncWIOA list | Rancho Cucamonga | Associate | $52,750 | 15 months | 539 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncWIOA list | Sacramento | Associate | $66,750 | 21 months | 394 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaWIOA list | Long Beach | Associate | $52,750 | 15 months | 423 |
| Ventura College | Ventura | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 87 |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 |
| Yuba College | Marysville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
- 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, California, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for automotive training