Auto Mechanic Programs in the Houston area

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$50,940

automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$49,750

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Auto Mechanic Programs in the Houston area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Houston: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.9 miles, farthest 44.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 7 list one: $49,750 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 51 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 957 automotive awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 7 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $50,940 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($24.49 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,380 to $83,180; 14,910 employed in the metro area; Texas median $48,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Houston Community College	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	71	6.9
San Jacinto Community College	Pasadena	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	117	10.5
Lee College	Baytown	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	71	19.0
Alvin Community College	Alvin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10	19.8
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.WIOA list	Houston	Associate	$49,750	15 months	468	22.7
Lone Star College System	The Woodlands	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	213	37.1
Brazosport College	Lake Jackson	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	44.2

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