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Automotive program at Fort Myers Technical College

Fort Myers, FL · Public 2-year · School website

On Florida's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (2 to under 4 years)
$5,315
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$3,964
Listed cost
$9,279
LengthIPEDS
1,800 clock hours, 15 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
49
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 33 graduates
$38,900
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$44,255
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$51,586
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$46,840

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

Fort Myers Technical College awarded 49 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 13 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,315 compares with a Florida median wage of $48,260 for automotive service technicians and mechanics (BLS, May 2025).

On Florida'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 Service Technology1) ASE Auto Tech Cert (G1, A1 A8); 2) FADA (Florida Auto Dealers Association) · In person · CIP 47.0604$5,256+ $2,275 books60 weeks, 30 hours a week75.3%83.7%$8,941146

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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