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Automotive program at Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI · Public 2-year · (608) 785-9200 · School website

On Wisconsin's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

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: 65
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: $51,586
Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN: $50,180

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 65 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 15 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	54	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	47.0604 Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	11	Not reported	Not reported

On Wisconsin'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 Technician	$9,028	75	53.5%	73.9%	$8,541
Automotive Service Technician - Level 2	$3,775	30	94%	73.1%	$4,949
Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair Tech - Lev 1	$1,969	15	95.7%	72.7%	$5,193

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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