Auto Mechanic Programs in the Dallas area

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,720

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$37,020

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Auto Mechanic Programs in the Dallas area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Dallas: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 7.2 miles, farthest 41.7 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 7 list one: $37,020 to $43,850 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 12 months to 14 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 1,731 automotive awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 7 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,720 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($23.90 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,280 to $93,260; 17,690 employed in the metro area; Texas median $48,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list	Irving	WIOA list only	Not reported	Not reported		7.2
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth	Irving	Associate	$43,850	12 months	630	7.6
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie	Certificate	$37,020	14 months	122	10.1
Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list	Fort Worth	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	75	15.9
Dallas CollegeWIOA list	Dallas	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	768	17.7
Collin County Community College DistrictWIOA list	McKinney	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	122	33.9
Weatherford College	Weatherford	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	41.7

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 82 of them Automotive.
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