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Automotive program at Columbus Technical College

Columbus, GA · Public 2-year · (706) 649-1800 · School website

On Georgia's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
49
Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians as one group at this school
Not shown for this program alone
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$51,586
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Columbus, GA-AL
$48,830

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Columbus Technical College awarded 49 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 6 career program of 24 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician35Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician5Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (2 to under 4 years)47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician6Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician3Not reportedNot reported

On Georgia's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Automotive TechnologyAn industry-recognized certificate or certification; or an associate degree · In person · CIP 47.0604$7,062+ $4,600 books75 weeks, 30 hours a week25%SuppressedSuppressed16

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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