Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Ohio
39 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 9 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,581 at University of Northwestern Ohio.
What this work pays in Ohio
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Ohio earn a median of $48,710 a year across 22,640 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $78,730 | 19,410 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $60,470 | 14,240 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,550 | 8,320 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $49,080 | 5,950 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | $74,750 | 3,430 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Northwestern Ohio Lima | Associate's degree | $19,584 | $39,581 (707 grads) | 768 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio Lima | Undergraduate certificate | $17,417 | $38,485 (163 grads) | 95 |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $7,208 | $36,938 (62 grads) | 11 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | $35,330 (14 grads) | 19 |
| Ohio Technical College Cleveland | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $32,234 (117 grads) | 101 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Associate's degree | — | $31,495 (56 grads) | 49 |
| Ohio Technical College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $29,981 (199 grads) | 114 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (11 grads) | 6 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Oberlin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,052 (21 grads) | 9 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus Jefferson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Auburn Career Center Concord Twp | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 74 |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Knox County Career Center Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Madison Adult Career Center Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Canfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center Uniontown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 125 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 141 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.