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Automotive program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN · Public 2-year · (423) 543-0070 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $5,154
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $3,496
- Listed cost
- $8,650
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,728 clock hours, 16 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 21
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $51,586
- Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Johnson City, TN
- $49,830
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
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton awarded 21 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 6 career program of 10 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,154 compares with a Tennessee median wage of $50,290 for automotive service technicians and mechanics (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 6 | 1,728 clock hours, 16 months | $5,154 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 2 | 1,728 clock hours, 16 months | $5,154 |
| Certificate (2 to under 4 years) | 47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 13 | 1,728 clock hours, 16 months | $5,154 |
On Tennessee'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 Technology - DayTennessee list · Diploma · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $4,916+ $3,496 books | 72 weeks, 30 hours a week | 87.8% | 81.3% | $6,705 | 82 |
| Automotive Technology - NightTennessee list · Diploma · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $5,741+ $4,163 books | 96 weeks, 23 hours a week | 95.5% | 93.3% | $5,344 | 22 |
| Automotive TechnologyVirginia list · Automotive Technology · In person · CIP 47.0604 | $5,710 | 30 weeks, 40 hours a week | 88.2% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 17 |
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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