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Auto Mechanic Programs in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
33
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$62,820
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$945
of 15 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Auto Mechanic Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 33 programs: 23 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 10 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 4.6 miles, farthest 48.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 15 of 33 list one: $945 to $52,750, middle $6,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 9 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 14 listed programs give weeks: 6 to 104 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 2,486 automotive awards at the 22 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 14 of 33 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 60% of exiters employed in the second quarter (10 report it); middle completion 71% (11 report it)
- Pay here
- $62,820 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($30.20 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,520 to $90,890; 22,330 employed in the metro area; California median $64,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Automotive programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 4.6 |
| Rio Hondo CollegeWIOA list | Whittier | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 96 | 4.8 |
| Intech CollegeWIOA list | South El Monte | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | 5.4 | |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 184 | 6.8 |
| Temple City Community Adult EducationWIOA list | Temple City | WIOA list only | $1,250 | Not reported | 8.6 | |
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $5,040 | Not reported | 9.1 | |
| Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $945 | Not reported | 9.3 | |
| Compton College | Compton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 9.4 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 197 | 9.9 |
| Centro de Estudio Tecnico AutomotrizWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $7,225 | Not reported | 10.6 | |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 107 | 10.6 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 214 | 11.1 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaWIOA list | Long Beach | Associate | $52,750 | 15 months | 423 | 11.2 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $6,210 | 11 months | 10 | 11.4 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 258 | 11.8 |
| Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $972 | Not reported | 11.9 | |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 94 | 12.2 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 130 | 12.9 |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 13.2 |
| Monrovia Community Adult SchoolWIOA list | Monrovia | WIOA list only | $1,275 | Not reported | 13.2 | |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 | 14.5 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 119 | 15.7 |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 64 | 16.3 |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 84 | 18.4 |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 111 | 20.0 |
| Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | San Pedro | WIOA list only | $972 | Not reported | 20.5 | |
| North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Mission Hills | WIOA list only | $2,160 | Not reported | 27.8 | |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 28.5 |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 | 30.1 |
| Rtc CollegeWIOA list | Jurupa Valley | WIOA list only | $9,150 | Not reported | 33.0 | |
| Saddleback CollegeWIOA list | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 180 | 39.1 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 39.2 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 48.0 |
- 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 77 of them Automotive.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Riverside area11 programs
- San Francisco area8 programs
- San Diego area7 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- San Jose area3 programs