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Auto mechanic schools in Texas
Texas has 46 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in Texas, expect to start around $29,360–$36,650 and reach a median of $48,310 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,270 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,668 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 Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 69,750 employed in Texas. National median: $50,620.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlvinAmarilloAthensAustinBaytownBeaumontBeevilleBrownsvilleCiscoCorpus ChristiDallasDenisonEl PasoFort WorthGrand PrairieHillsboroHoustonIrvingKilgoreKilleenLake JacksonLaredoLevellandLufkinMcAllenMcKinneyMidlandMount PleasantOdessaPasadenaPort ArthurSan AntonioTexarkanaThe WoodlandsTylerUvaldeVernonWacoWharton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public | 99 | $48,350 | $11,246 | 34% | not reported |
| Dallas College | Dallas | Public | 600 | $40,898 | $8,044 | not reported | not reported |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public | 152 | $39,178 | $7,333 | 46% | not reported |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Public | 44 | $38,078 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | Houston | for-profit | 674 | $37,936 | $14,735 | 60% | $28,460 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 111 | $37,382 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | for-profit | 344 | $36,867 | $12,000 | 73% | $38,036 |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public | 79 | $36,352 | $9,500 | 32% | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public | 165 | $35,908 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public | 15 | $35,443 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | Irving | for-profit | 669 | $35,203 | $17,336 | 75% | $31,414 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin | for-profit | 41 | $35,203 | $17,336 | 75% | $31,257 |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Public | 38 | $34,303 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public | 38 | $33,627 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Western Technical College | El Paso | for-profit | 119 | $32,197 | $19,890 | not reported | not reported |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public | 271 | $30,920 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Public | 20 | $30,461 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso | for-profit | 59 | $29,433 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 77 | $29,343 | $15,333 | 69% | $25,318 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | for-profit | 20 | $29,343 | $15,333 | 68% | $26,460 |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde | Public | 62 | $29,245 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Public | 35 | $29,167 | $6,000 | 47% | not reported |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | Houston | for-profit | 115 | $26,843 | $9,500 | 93% | $33,348 |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | Public | 7 | $26,060 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public | 191 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public | 164 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 96 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public | 70 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public | 66 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Public | 51 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Public | 38 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Midland College | Midland | Public | 30 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public | 25 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Public | 24 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 12% | not reported |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Grayson College | Denison | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.