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Automotive program at Western Technical College
El Paso, TX · Private for-profit 4-year · (915) 532-3737 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
- $35,207
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $8,590
- Listed cost
- $43,797
- LengthIPEDS
- 63 credit hours, 19 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 90
- 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
- $58,424
- Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, El Paso, TX
- $44,250
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
Western Technical College awarded 90 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 7 we list. Its listed tuition of $35,207 compares with a Texas median wage of $48,310 for automotive service technicians and mechanics (BLS, May 2025).
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate of Occupational Studies Automotive TechnologyAOS in Automotive Technology · Online only · CIP 47.0604 | $29,740+ $8,388 books | Competency-based or withheld | 61.1% | 72.5% | $5,872 | 285 |
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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