Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Kentucky
29 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,205 at Somerset Community College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Kentucky earn a median of $44,890 a year across 11,140 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 Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $76,760 | 10,020 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $55,480 | 3,890 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,170 | 2,190 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $67,920 | 1,680 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $46,080 | 1,680 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Associate's degree | — | $41,205 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Associate's degree | $10,550 | $35,215 (41 grads) | 39 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | — | $34,704 (12 grads) | 17 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,248 | $30,771 (16 grads) | 487 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Associate's degree | — | $30,554 (11 grads) | 12 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Associate's degree | — | $26,715 (11 grads) | 1 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $10,550 | $25,194 (14 grads) | 249 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (14 grads) | 110 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | $8,782 | not published | 241 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 447 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,693 | not published | 140 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 228 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 83 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 148 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 81 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 181 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 162 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 74 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 144 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
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.