Auto Mechanic Programs in the St. Louis area

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$58,190

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Auto Mechanic Programs in the St. Louis area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from St. Louis: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.8 miles, farthest 58.2 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 5 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 76 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 190 automotive awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 5 of 6 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $58,190 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($27.98 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,280 to $78,140; 7,590 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $49,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Ranken Technical CollegeWIOA list	Saint Louis, MO	Certificate	58	3.8
Saint Louis Community CollegeWIOA list	Bridgeton, MO	Certificate	71	13.5
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list	Godfrey, IL	Certificate	23	24.6
Jefferson CollegeWIOA list	Hillsboro, MO	Certificate	8	28.3
East Central CollegeWIOA list	Union, MO	Certificate	5	40.1
Kaskaskia College	Centralia, IL	Certificate	25	58.2

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 56 of them Automotive.
Pell Grants for short programs
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