Auto Mechanic Programs in the Cincinnati area

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (Kentucky, Ohio)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,090

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,500

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Auto Mechanic Programs in the Cincinnati area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Cincinnati: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.8 miles, farthest 20.0 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 4 list one: $6,500 to $8,466 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 104 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 301 automotive awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 4 on Ohio's or Kentucky's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,090 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($23.60 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,090 to $80,820; 4,520 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $48,710 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati, OH	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	5.8
Great Oaks Career CampusesWIOA list	Cincinnati, OH	Certificate	$8,466	11 months	19	6.0
Gateway Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list	Florence, KY	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	265	19.9
Superior Dealers Services LLC Vocational Training ProgramWIOA list	Middletown, OH	WIOA list only	$6,500	Not reported		20.0

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 64 of them Automotive.
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