Auto Mechanic Programs in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$72,020

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$21,500

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Auto Mechanic Programs in the Sacramento area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Sacramento: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.8 miles, farthest 16.0 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 5 list one: $21,500 to $66,750 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 21 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 66 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 585 automotive awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $72,020 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($34.63 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,040 to $96,030; 4,870 employed in the metro area; California median $64,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
American River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	22	3.8
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncWIOA list	Sacramento	Associate	$66,750	21 months	394	7.8
UEI College-Sacramento	Sacramento	Certificate	$21,500	9 months	77	8.4
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	90	10.8
Sierra College	Rocklin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	2	16.0

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 77 of them Automotive.
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