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Automotive program at Tidewater Tech-Trades
Norfolk, VA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (757) 858-8324 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 75
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 51 graduates
- $30,531
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $41,911
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $156 a month over 10 years
- $14,750
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $51,586
- Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- $58,290
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
Tidewater Tech-Trades awarded 75 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list.
On Virginia'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 Technology | $12,853 | 75 | 100% | 55.6% | $10,467 |
| Auto Technician | $26,902 | 48 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Automotive Technician | $8,220 | 30 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
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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