Dallas College
Dallas, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,970
- Graduates last year
- 768
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $48,670
- Type
- Public
Auto Mechanic Schools in Texas
Texas has 46 schools with auto mechanic programs in this directory: 38 public and 8 private. Together they graduated 4,643 students from these programs in the latest federal count.
Published program tuition runs from $24,707 to $54,550, with a median of $36,054 across the 9 programs that report a program price.
Graduates earned a median of $45,926 one year after finishing, where the Department of Education reports earnings for the program.
The largest programs by graduates are at Dallas College, Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth and Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc..
46
Schools with this program
4,643
Graduates last year
$36,054
Median program tuition
$45,926
Median earnings, 1 yr after
Auto Mechanic Schools by city in Texas
All 46 auto mechanic schools in Texas
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Irving, TX
- Award
- Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $54,550
- Length
- 19 months
- Graduates last year
- 630
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,758
- Type
- Private for-profit
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
Houston, TX
- Award
- Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $49,900
- Length
- 19 months
- Graduates last year
- 468
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,758
- Type
- Private for-profit
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,412
- Graduates last year
- 326
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $49,609
- Type
- Public
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
Austin, TX
- Award
- Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $52,950
- Length
- 19 months
- Graduates last year
- 249
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $47,758
- Type
- Private for-profit
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,330
- Graduates last year
- 213
- Type
- Public
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,550
- Graduates last year
- 147
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $52,872
- Type
- Public
Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,136
- Graduates last year
- 142
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $40,831
- Type
- Public
Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,014
- Graduates last year
- 122
- Type
- Public
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $36,054
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 122
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $41,342
- Type
- Private for-profit
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,490
- Graduates last year
- 117
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $53,522
- Type
- Public
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,274
- Graduates last year
- 109
- Type
- Public
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $8,544
- Graduates last year
- 102
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $48,567
- Type
- Public
South Texas College
McAllen, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $4,920
- Graduates last year
- 91
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $30,254
- Type
- Public
Western Technical College
El Paso, TX
- Award
- Associate degree
- Program tuition
- $33,534
- Length
- 19 months
- Graduates last year
- 90
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $41,233
- Type
- Private for-profit
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $24,707
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 86
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $36,263
- Type
- Private for-profit
Odessa College
Odessa, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,688
- Graduates last year
- 78
- Type
- Public
Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,998
- Graduates last year
- 75
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $64,765
- Type
- Public
Houston Community College
Houston, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,040
- Graduates last year
- 71
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $37,464
- Type
- Public
Lee College
Baytown, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,520
- Graduates last year
- 71
- Type
- Public
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,424
- Graduates last year
- 67
- Type
- Public
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,476
- Graduates last year
- 55
- Type
- Public
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,957
- Graduates last year
- 40
- Type
- Public
Midland College
Midland, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,180
- Graduates last year
- 39
- Type
- Public
South Plains College
Levelland, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,733
- Graduates last year
- 33
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $38,812
- Type
- Public
Laredo College
Laredo, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,300
- Graduates last year
- 31
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $36,449
- Type
- Public
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Program tuition
- $24,708
- Length
- 13 months
- Graduates last year
- 31
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $36,263
- Type
- Private for-profit
Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,646
- Graduates last year
- 27
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $45,926
- Type
- Public
Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, TX
- Award
- Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $16,000
- Graduates last year
- 25
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $36,967
- Type
- Private for-profit
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,204
- Graduates last year
- 25
- Type
- Public
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,570
- Graduates last year
- 24
- Type
- Public
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,770
- Graduates last year
- 22
- Type
- Public
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
- Award
- Associate degree and Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,298
- Graduates last year
- 22
- Type
- Public
Trinity Valley Community College
Athens, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,640
- Graduates last year
- 20
- Type
- Public
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,750
- Graduates last year
- 18
- Type
- Public
Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $5,250
- Graduates last year
- 14
- Type
- Public
Cisco College
Cisco, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $4,710
- Graduates last year
- 11
- Type
- Public
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,440
- Graduates last year
- 11
- Type
- Public
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $1,906
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Type
- Public
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,160
- Graduates last year
- 10
- Median earnings, 1 yr
- $44,940
- Type
- Public
Angelina College
Lufkin, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,430
- Graduates last year
- 7
- Type
- Public
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,772
- Graduates last year
- 7
- Type
- Public
Ranger College
Ranger, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,765
- Graduates last year
- 7
- Type
- Public
Vernon College
Vernon, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $3,720
- Graduates last year
- 7
- Type
- Public
Coastal Bend College
Beeville, TX
- Award
- Certificate and Associate degree
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,916
- Graduates last year
- 3
- Type
- Public
Southwest College for the Deaf
Big Spring, TX
- Award
- Certificate
- Tuition (in-state, yearly)
- $2,766
- Type
- Public
Common questions
How much does auto mechanic training cost in Texas?
The median published tuition is $36,054 (range $24,707 to $54,550, 9 programs reporting). The lowest listed prices are at Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio ($24,707), Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi ($24,708) and Western Technical College ($33,534). Public community and technical colleges often charge less but report tuition per year rather than per program, so check each school's net price calculator.
How long does auto mechanic school take?
Programs that report a length take a median of 13 months to finish (13 to 19 months). Certificates are shorter; associate degrees usually take about two years.
How much do auto mechanic graduates earn?
Across 37 programs with reported outcomes, the median graduate earned $45,926 one year after finishing (U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard). Earnings vary by program and local labor market.
Are there public auto mechanic programs in Texas?
Yes. 38 public schools offer it, including Dallas College, St Philip's College, Lone Star College System, Austin Community College District and Amarillo College.
Data: U.S. Department of Education: IPEDS 2024-25 and College Scorecard (October 2026 release). Listings change; confirm details with the school before you go. How this directory is built.