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Automotive program at Universal Technical Institute of California Inc

Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · School website

On California's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
$52,750
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$630
Listed cost
$53,380
LengthIPEDS
77 credit hours, 15 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
539
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 2,109 graduates
$39,458
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$60,060
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $184 a month over 10 years
$17,336
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$58,424
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$64,210

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

Universal Technical Institute of California Inc awarded 539 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $52,750 compares with a California median wage of $64,980 for automotive service technicians and mechanics (BLS, May 2025).

On California'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 programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Automotive & Diesel Technology II (5500)AOS Degree · In person · CIP 47.0604$56,600+ $680 books75 weeks, 50 hours a week82.1%33.1%$10,727151
Automotive & Diesel Technology II with Ford FACT (5600)AOS Degree · In person · CIP 47.0604$66,750+ $680 books90 weeks, 50 hours a week53.3%40%$10,40015
Automotive Technology II (5000)AOS Degree · In person · CIP 47.0604$44,450+ $680 books51 weeks, 50 hours a week91.1%42.7%$9,360293
Automotive Technology II with Ford FACT (5100)AOS Degree · In person · CIP 47.0604$54,600+ $680 books66 weeks, 50 hours a week81.4%47.7%$9,88086

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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