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Auto mechanic schools in Georgia
Georgia has 23 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in Georgia, expect to start around $33,580–$37,740 and reach a median of $49,060 with experience; the top quarter earn $65,530 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,853 in their first year, against $33,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What automotive service technicians and mechanics earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 22,070 employed in Georgia. National median: $50,620.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaClarkesvilleClarkstonColumbusGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleMariettaMorrowRomeSandersvilleSavannahStatesboroThomasvilleValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 102 | $48,134 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 264 | $33,083 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 88 | $32,958 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 161 | $31,626 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 70 | $31,407 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 43 | $30,853 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 102 | $28,507 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 89 | $28,415 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 253 | $28,034 | $8,625 | 32% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 118 | $27,681 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 87 | $27,653 | $7,684 | 49% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 69 | $20,860 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 141 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 133 | not reported | $4,903 | 47% | not reported |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 104 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 63 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | 58 | not reported | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Morrow | Morrow | for-profit | 58 | not reported | $9,500 | 51% | $41,199 |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 35 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 35 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.