Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Minnesota
40 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 26 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,260 at Alexandria Technical & Community College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Minnesota earn a median of $58,390 a year across 11,980 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $87,160 | 9,110 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $66,840 | 7,300 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $52,210 | 3,430 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $60,970 | 2,910 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $81,980 | 2,390 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $47,260 (37 grads) | 20 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | $45,852 (36 grads) | 27 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $44,858 (64 grads) | 60 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $44,468 (24 grads) | 22 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $41,565 (46 grads) | 52 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,025 (15 grads) | 32 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | $11,997 | $41,007 (32 grads) | 28 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $40,896 (46 grads) | 34 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | $11,129 | $40,095 (28 grads) | 119 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | $11,000 | $39,369 (28 grads) | 34 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | $39,286 (47 grads) | 46 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | $37,208 (23 grads) | 5 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | $36,941 (15 grads) | 7 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | $36,848 (14 grads) | 8 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | $10,738 | $36,848 (30 grads) | 19 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Undergraduate certificate | $9,885 | $36,560 (19 grads) | 14 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $36,185 (43 grads) | 27 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,769 (44 grads) | 51 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,603 (22 grads) | 9 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | $8,597 | $33,565 (26 grads) | 21 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,281 (18 grads) | 15 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,771 (13 grads) | 2 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | $30,520 (12 grads) | 12 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $30,409 (19 grads) | 9 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $29,685 (17 grads) | 38 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.