Auto Mechanic Programs in the Tampa area

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,880

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,837

of 6 with a cost, IPEDS

Auto Mechanic Programs in the Tampa area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Tampa: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 6.5 miles, farthest 31.2 miles
Listed program cost: 6 of 8 list one: $2,837 to $5,800, middle $4,852 (IPEDS)
Program length: 6 colleges list a length: 10 months to 24 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 32 to 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 168 automotive awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 8 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $47,880 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($23.02 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,050 to $79,620; 7,380 employed in the metro area; Florida median $48,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Erwin Technical College	Tampa	Certificate	$5,800	24 months	20	6.5
H W Brewster Technical College	Tampa	Certificate	$5,256	16 months	39	6.7
Hillsborough Community College	Tampa	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	28	8.5
Aparicio-Levy Technical College	Tampa	Certificate	$2,878	10 months	7	12.5
Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterWIOA list	Clearwater	Certificate	$4,852	11 months	41	14.5
Fred K Marchman Technical College	New Port Richey	Certificate	$3,907	18 months	10	18.8
Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	21.4
Wilton Simpson Technical College	Brooksville	Certificate	$2,837	14 months	3	31.2

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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