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Automotive program at Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
Long Beach, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (844) 308-8838 · School website
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
- 423
- 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- $62,820
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About this program
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California awarded 423 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 4 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5500 Automotive & Diesel Technology II | $56,600 | 75 | 48.9% | 29.9% | $9,061 |
| 5050 Automotive Technology II | $44,450 | 51 | 49.2% | 29.2% | $8,130 |
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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