Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Arizona
36 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $54,192 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Arizona earn a median of $49,570 a year across 16,400 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $76,240 | 13,490 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $75,300 | 5,670 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $61,680 | 5,140 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $54,510 | 2,750 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,860 | 2,440 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | $54,192 (25 grads) | 161 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | $31,075 | $36,308 (79 grads) | — |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc Avondale | Associate's degree | $17,336 | $35,996 (1,252 grads) | 828 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc Avondale | Undergraduate certificate | $13,132 | $35,686 (3,543 grads) | 91 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | $35,330 (20 grads) | 6 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | $34,847 (20 grads) | 10 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix Avondale | Undergraduate certificate | $13,448 | $31,835 (3,262 grads) | 457 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | $7,375 | $29,685 (27 grads) | 117 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | $4,937 | $28,366 (25 grads) | 57 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,709 (28 grads) | 407 |
| GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,709 (28 grads) | 30 |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | $15,333 | $27,657 (366 grads) | 94 |
| UEI College-Mesa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 22 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix Avondale | Associate's degree | $17,331 | not published | 54 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 41 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 89 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Western Maricopa Education Center Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.