Auto Technician programs in Texas
93 auto technician programs at 53 Texas schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (36 programs), the state median is $47,118 one year after completion, 4% above the national median of $45,424. Median borrower debt is $14,108.
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| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 91 | $66,556 | – | – |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 146 | $64,765 | $8,579 | $98 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston | Houston, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 102 | $63,917 | $28,500 | $324 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 23 | $58,517 | – | – |
| Hallmark University | San Antonio, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 103 | $55,865 | $20,000 | $227 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 100 | $53,522 | – | – |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 142 | $52,872 | $10,250 | $116 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas | Irving, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 170 | $51,357 | $31,707 | $360 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 114 | $49,609 | $10,995 | $125 |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 57 | $48,670 | – | – |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 251 | $48,567 | $7,334 | $83 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 288 | $48,393 | $11,000 | $125 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 2 | $48,352 | $14,869 | $169 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | Houston, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 741 | $47,758 | $17,414 | $198 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | Irving, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 669 | $47,758 | $17,414 | $198 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 41 | $47,758 | $17,414 | $198 |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 563 | $47,206 | $7,035 | $80 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 48 | $47,171 | – | – |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | Irving, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 160 | $47,064 | $14,265 | $162 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 23 | $47,064 | $14,265 | $162 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | Houston, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 109 | $47,064 | $14,265 | $162 |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 110 | $45,926 | – | – |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 28 | $45,642 | – | – |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 25 | $44,940 | – | – |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | Houston, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 109 | $41,571 | $10,250 | $116 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 342 | $41,342 | $13,769 | $156 |
| Western Technical College | El Paso, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 204 | $41,233 | $20,000 | $227 |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 122 | $40,831 | $14,108 | $160 |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 77 | $38,812 | $6,416 | $73 |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 66 | $37,464 | $10,519 | $120 |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 59 | $36,967 | $20,000 | $227 |
| Laredo College | Laredo, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 43 | $36,449 | – | – |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 20 | $36,263 | $13,833 | $157 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 138 | $36,263 | $13,833 | $157 |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 35 | $34,527 | – | – |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 68 | $30,254 | – | – |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Texas College | Killeen, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Texas College | Killeen, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 32 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 42 | not reported | – | – |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 93 | not reported | – | – |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 29 | not reported | – | – |
| Western Technical College | El Paso, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 34 | not reported | – | – |
| Hill College | Hillsboro, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Hill College | Hillsboro, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 30 | not reported | – | – |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Lee College | Baytown, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 52 | not reported | – | – |
| Lee College | Baytown, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Midland College | Midland, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 72 | not reported | – | – |
| Midland College | Midland, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 200 | not reported | – | – |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 58 | not reported | – | – |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 31 | not reported | – | – |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Odessa College | Odessa, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 92 | not reported | – | – |
| Odessa College | Odessa, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 42 | not reported | – | – |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Ranger College | Ranger, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 459 | not reported | – | – |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 38 | not reported | – | – |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Vernon College | Vernon, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Vernon College | Vernon, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 136 | not reported | – | – |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 28 | not reported | – | – |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | Houston, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest College for the Deaf | Big Spring, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Certificate | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont, TX | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
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What is the best-paying auto technician program in Texas?
By reported one-year earnings, Tarrant County College District leads at $66,556 in the associate degree program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many auto technician programs are in Texas?
The Scorecard lists 93 certificate or associate programs in this field at 53 schools in Texas.