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Auto Mechanic Programs in the Philadelphia area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)
Programs
11
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$58,460
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$23,250
of 5 with a cost, IPEDS
Auto Mechanic Programs in the Philadelphia area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 11 programs: 11 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Philadelphia
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 1.4 miles, farthest 27.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 5 of 11 list one: $23,250 to $53,500, middle $26,544 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 10 months to 21 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 40 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 814 automotive awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 11 on Pennsylvania's or Vermont's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $58,460 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($28.11 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,130 to $81,670; 12,700 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $49,800 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Automotive programs, nearest to Philadelphia first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 1.4 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Certificate | $35,899 | 18 months | 213 | 10.2 |
| Delaware County Community College | Media, PA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 11.8 |
| Pennco Tech-Blackwood | Blackwood, NJ | Certificate | $23,250 | 10 months | 89 | 13.3 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus | Sewell, NJ | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 14.1 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood, NJ | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 15.3 |
| Automotive Training Center-Warminster | Warminster, PA | Certificate | $26,544 | 21 months | 64 | 15.9 |
| Pennco Tech-BristolWIOA list | Bristol, PA | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 | 17.8 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton, NJ | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 18.6 |
| Automotive Training Center-Exton | Exton, PA | Certificate | $26,544 | 21 months | 81 | 25.6 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania IncWIOA list | Exton, PA | Certificate | $53,500 | 18 months | 283 | 27.9 |
- 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, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 28 of them Automotive.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Pennsylvania metro areas
- Allentown area3 programs
- Pittsburgh area3 programs