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Automotive program at Virginia Western Community College

Roanoke, VA · Public 2-year · (540) 857-8922 · School website

On Virginia's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 10
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 22 graduates: $30,414
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $44,073
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $51,586
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Roanoke, VA: $51,230

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

Virginia Western Community College awarded 10 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 7 career program of 9 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
General Auto Service Technician	$749	4	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed
Automotive Analysis and Repair	$2,891	24	100%	50%	$6,356

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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