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Auto Mechanic Programs in Ohio
Colleges and schools: 15
Programs
20
all sources
Median pay
$48,710
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025; U.S. $50,620
Middle program cost
$9,200
8 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
64
Automotive programs, U.S. DOL file
Auto Mechanic Programs in Ohio: the figures
- Programs we list
- 20 in Ohio: 15 at colleges and schools, 5 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 13 public and 2 private; 839 automotive completions in 2023-24 at the 14 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $9,200 in Ohio, from $3,800 to $33,750, across 8 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $48,710 a year for automotive service technicians and mechanics in Ohio, against $50,620 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs from 557 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 64 of them automotive.
- WIOA results
- 64 automotive programs on Ohio's list; middle values: 56.8% of students who exited completed (9 programs report it); 88.6% were employed in the second quarter after exit (8); $8,182 median earnings in that quarter (7) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 2 Ohio metro areas have a page; the largest list, Cleveland, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Cleveland area7 programs · median pay $50,260
- Cincinnati area4 programs · median pay $49,090
Every automotive program in Ohio
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training InitiativeWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $7,524 | Not reported | |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Cleveland State UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $3,800 | Not reported | |
| Collins Career Technical CenterWIOA list | Chesapeake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 104 |
| Great Oaks Career CampusesWIOA list | Cincinnati | Certificate | $8,466 | 11 months | 19 |
| Hocking CollegeWIOA list | Nelsonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Oberlin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical CenterWIOA list | Canfield | Certificate | $9,200 | 10 months | 8 |
| Matrix Trade Institute, LLCWIOA list | Beachwood | WIOA list only | $18,200 | Not reported | |
| Ohio Technical CollegeWIOA list | Cleveland | Certificate | $33,750 | 15 months | 62 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | $9,756 | 10 months | 14 |
| Portage Lakes Career CenterWIOA list | Uniontown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Sinclair Community CollegeWIOA list | Dayton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 155 |
| Stark State CollegeWIOA list | North Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 124 |
| Superior Dealers Services LLC Vocational Training ProgramWIOA list | Middletown | WIOA list only | $6,500 | Not reported | |
| Terra State Community CollegeWIOA list | Fremont | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| University of Northwestern OhioWIOA list | Lima | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 265 |
| Washington State College of OhioWIOA list | Marietta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 |
| White-Allen HondaWIOA list | Dayton | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Ohio, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for automotive training