Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Pennsylvania
49 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 22 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,267 at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Pennsylvania earn a median of $49,800 a year across 29,400 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $79,400 | 20,220 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $61,740 | 12,630 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,340 | 6,790 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $53,660 | 6,650 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $78,000 | 2,080 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin | Associate's degree | $14,663 | $46,267 (117 grads) | 58 |
| Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $44,701 (141 grads) | — |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | $41,342 (13 grads) | 17 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (15 grads) | 14 |
| Johnson College Scranton | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $39,009 (26 grads) | 17 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $37,208 (57 grads) | 84 |
| Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $37,151 (177 grads) | 105 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc Exton | Undergraduate certificate | $14,735 | $37,056 (2,671 grads) | 433 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | $31,828 | $36,728 (240 grads) | 86 |
| Automotive Training Center-Exton Exton | Undergraduate certificate | $15,461 | $34,061 (383 grads) | 152 |
| Automotive Training Center-Warminster Warminster | Undergraduate certificate | $15,461 | $34,061 (383 grads) | 140 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (13 grads) | 13 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster | Associate's degree | $10,610 | $32,925 (33 grads) | 23 |
| Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | $15,958 | $32,569 (42 grads) | 11 |
| New Castle School of Trades New Castle | Associate's degree | $11,087 | $31,133 (111 grads) | 30 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Levittown Levittown | Associate's degree | $18,885 | $30,336 (230 grads) | 13 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Levittown Levittown | Undergraduate certificate | $13,062 | $30,265 (882 grads) | 111 |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,467 (108 grads) | — |
| Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol | Associate's degree | $20,166 | $27,753 (88 grads) | 28 |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,739 (26 grads) | 8 |
| Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol | Undergraduate certificate | $9,924 | $22,268 (63 grads) | 39 |
| Philadelphia Technician Training Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $16,169 (91 grads) | 36 |
| Erie Institute of Technology Inc Erie | Undergraduate certificate | $8,206 | not published | — |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc Exton | Associate's degree | $17,336 | not published | — |
| Berks Career & Technology Center Leesport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology Center Clearfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program Uniontown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Indiana County Technology Center Indiana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Johnson College Scranton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| New Castle School of Trades New Castle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Somerset County Technology Center Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center Springville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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.