Auto Mechanic Programs in the Knoxville area

Knoxville, TN metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$48,540

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,154

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Auto Mechanic Programs in the Knoxville area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Knoxville: none within 10 miles; nearest 16.4 miles, farthest 17.9 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $5,154 to $6,355 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 14 months to 16 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 42 to 104 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 25 automotive awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 3 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 78% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 78% (3 report it)
Pay here: $48,540 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($23.34 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,580 to $79,680; 2,280 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $50,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroWIOA list	Jacksboro	Certificate	$5,154	14 months	16	16.4
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleWIOA list	Knoxville	Certificate	$6,355	16 months	6	17.1
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanWIOA list	Harriman	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	3	17.9

WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 27 of them Automotive.
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