Auto Mechanic Programs in the Lakeland area

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$45,900

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,184

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Auto Mechanic Programs in the Lakeland area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Lakeland: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.6 miles, farthest 11.0 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $5,184 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 52 to 65 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 42 automotive awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $45,900 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($22.07 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,890 to $77,020; 1,820 employed in the metro area; Florida median $48,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Traviss Technical College	Lakeland	Certificate	Not reported	26	4.6
Maynard A. Traviss Career Center-VsWIOA list	Lakeland	WIOA list only	$5,184		6.5
Ridge Technical CollegeWIOA list	Winter Haven	Certificate	Not reported	16	11.0

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 43 of them Automotive.
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