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Auto Mechanic Programs in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
11
in the metro area
Median pay here
$64,210
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$14,221
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Auto Mechanic Programs in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 11 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- none within 10 miles; nearest 20.6 miles, farthest 131.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 11 list one: $14,221 to $52,750 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 75 to 128 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 946 automotive awards at the 11 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 11 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $64,210 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($30.87 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,380 to $93,860; 7,680 employed in the metro area; California median $64,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Automotive programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | 20.6 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 24.6 |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Certificate | $14,221 | 7 months | 12 | 27.0 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 73 | 30.0 |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 | 33.8 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 109 | 37.9 |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 38.4 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 | 39.7 |
| Universal Technical Institute of California IncWIOA list | Rancho Cucamonga | Associate | $52,750 | 15 months | 539 | 39.7 |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | 54.1 |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 131.4 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- Los Angeles area33 programs
- San Francisco area8 programs
- San Diego area7 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- San Jose area3 programs