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Automotive program at Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN · Public 2-year · (800) 432-2884 · School website

On Minnesota's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

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
12
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 18 graduates
$33,889
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$64,385
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $127 a month over 10 years
$12,000
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$51,586
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Duluth, MN-WI
$52,640

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

Lake Superior College awarded 12 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 9 career program of 13 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician0Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician6Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (2 to under 4 years)47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician6Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician0Not reportedNot reported

On Minnesota'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
Auto Maintenance and Light RepairSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 47.0604$5,45960 weeks, 36 hours a week59.5%69%$8,23142
Auto Service TechnologySub-bachelor's postsecondary award 60 credits or more or 90 quarter credits or more or 1 800 contact hours or more · In person · CIP 47.0604$9,706120 weeks, 50 hours a week59.5%69%$8,23142
Auto Service TechnologySub-bachelor's postsecondary award 60 credits or more or 90 quarter credits or more or 1 800 contact hours or more · In person · CIP 47.0604$10,919120 weeks, 50 hours a week59.5%69%$8,23142
Brake and Suspension TechnicianSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 47.0604$4,24630 weeks, 28 hours a week59.5%69%$8,23142

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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