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Automotive program at National Park College
Hot Springs, AR · Public 2-year · (501) 760-4222 · School website
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
- 118
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 17 graduates
- $30,913
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $36,472
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $51,586
- Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Hot Springs, AR
- $40,430
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
National Park College awarded 118 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 7 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 106 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 8 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Arkansas'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 program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Service TechnologyAssociate of Applied Science; Automotive Service Technology · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $14,700+ $3,200 books | Competency-based or withheld | 30% | 48.4% | $5,149 | 20 |
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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