Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Tennessee
35 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,392 at Nashville Auto-Diesel College.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Tennessee earn a median of $50,290 a year across 16,210 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 Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $75,830 | 15,070 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $59,190 | 5,720 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $81,040 | 4,670 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $47,460 | 3,970 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,210 | 3,880 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College Nashville | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $37,392 (396 grads) | 17 |
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,532 | $32,845 (3,815 grads) | 427 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,644 (143 grads) | 85 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,236 (95 grads) | 60 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (17 grads) | 4 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $5,415 | $29,374 (61 grads) | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,598 (14 grads) | 9 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,822 (26 grads) | 47 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $15,333 | $27,657 (366 grads) | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,264 (70 grads) | 46 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (19 grads) | 32 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,808 (16 grads) | 54 |
| TCAT Athens Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | $23,262 (37 grads) | 23 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,964 (27 grads) | 53 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,140 (14 grads) | 11 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 65 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| North Central Institute Clarksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 72 |
| North Central Institute Clarksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Crump | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 50 |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
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.