Auto Mechanic Programs in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$76,030

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Auto Mechanic Programs in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from San Francisco: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 24.6 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 17 to 64 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 287 automotive awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 8 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $76,030 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($36.55 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,210 to $108,070; 7,270 employed in the metro area; California median $64,980 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
College of Alameda	Alameda	Certificate	20	3.0
Contra Costa CollegeWIOA list	San Pablo	Certificate	20	12.9
Chabot College	Hayward	Certificate	117	13.0
City College of San FranciscoWIOA list	San Francisco	Certificate	65	13.1
Skyline College	San Bruno	Certificate	10	17.5
College of MarinWIOA list	Kentfield	Certificate	19	20.2
Las Positas College	Livermore	Certificate	15	24.4
Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	Certificate	21	24.6

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
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