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Auto Mechanic Programs in the Seattle area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
Programs
8
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$59,290
automotive service technicians and mechanics, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$21,500
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Auto Mechanic Programs in the Seattle area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Seattle
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.1 miles, farthest 22.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 8 list one: $21,500 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 70 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 693 automotive awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 8 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 78% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 88% (6 report it)
- Pay here
- $59,290 median for automotive service technicians and mechanics ($28.50 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,750 to $99,190; 6,860 employed in the metro area; Washington median $57,270 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Automotive programs, nearest to Seattle first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton Technical CollegeWIOA list | Renton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 8.1 |
| South Seattle CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 231 | 8.4 |
| Green River CollegeWIOA list | Auburn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | 10.5 |
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 13.5 |
| UEI College-Tacoma | Tacoma | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 70 | 16.7 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 | 19.2 |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Kirkland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 51 | 20.5 |
| Shoreline Community CollegeWIOA list | Shoreline | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 219 | 22.1 |
- 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 101 of them Automotive.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill