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Auto Mechanic Programs in Texas
Texas has 46 automotive programs in our files: 46 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
46
all sources
Median pay
$48,310
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025; U.S. $50,620
Middle program cost
$37,020
7 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
82
Automotive programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Houston area7 programs · median pay $50,940
- Dallas area6 programs · median pay $49,720
- El Paso area3 programs · median pay $44,250
Every automotive program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 142 |
| Angelina CollegeWIOA list | Lufkin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 147 |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Central Texas CollegeWIOA list | Killeen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Collin County Community College DistrictWIOA list | McKinney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 122 |
| Dallas College | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 768 |
| Del Mar CollegeWIOA list | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 109 |
| Hill CollegeWIOA list | Hillsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $37,020 | 14 months | 122 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 213 |
| Midland College | Midland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $25,423 | 13 months | 31 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $25,443 | 13 months | 86 |
| Northeast Texas Community CollegeWIOA list | Mount Pleasant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 78 |
| Ranger College | Ranger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 117 |
| South Plains CollegeWIOA list | Levelland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf | Big Spring | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Southwest Texas CollegeWIOA list | Uvalde | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Southwest University at El PasoWIOA list | El Paso | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 326 |
| Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 75 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 |
| Texas Southmost CollegeWIOA list | Brownsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Texas State Technical CollegeWIOA list | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 102 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Tyler Junior CollegeWIOA list | Tyler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 67 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.WIOA list | Houston | Associate | $49,750 | 15 months | 468 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | Irving | Associate | $43,850 | 12 months | 630 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin | Associate | $42,650 | 12 months | 249 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Western Technical CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Associate | $35,207 | 19 months | 90 |
| Wharton County Junior CollegeWIOA list | Wharton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Texas
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 82 of them Automotive.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Texas yet. What Workforce Pell covers.