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Automotive program at Southwest University at El Paso

El Paso, TX · Private for-profit 4-year · (915) 778-4001 · School website

On Texas's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
25
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 139 graduates
$27,925
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$40,705
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $212 a month over 10 years
$20,000
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$58,424
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, El Paso, TX
$44,250

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

Southwest University at El Paso awarded 25 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 5 we list.

On Texas'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 programListed costWeeksCompletedEmployed, Q2Median earnings, Q2
Associate of Applied Science in Automotive Technology$35,489Not listed47.5%43.6%$5,966

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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