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Automotive program at Northwest Technology Center-Alva

Alva, OK · Public less-than-2-year · (580) 327-0344 · School website

On Oklahoma's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years): $1,920
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25: $530
Listed cost: $2,450
LengthIPEDS: 960 clock hours, 9 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 7
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $51,586
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Oklahoma: $46,560

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

Northwest Technology Center-Alva awarded 7 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 8 we list. Its listed tuition of $1,920 compares with a Oklahoma median wage of $46,560 for automotive service technicians and mechanics (BLS, May 2025).

On Oklahoma's WIOA eligible training list

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

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Automotive Service Technician	$2,400	Not listed	81.2%	100%	$7,440

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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