Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Texas
95 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 39 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,856 at Midland College.
What this work pays in Texas
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Texas earn a median of $76,760 a year across 75,340 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | $48,310 | 69,750 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $58,810 | 29,870 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $84,440 | 16,850 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $46,750 | 16,600 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $51,700 | 14,070 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland College Midland | Undergraduate certificate | — | $50,856 (13 grads) | 52 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (31 grads) | 124 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | $41,193 (33 grads) | 33 |
| Hallmark University San Antonio | Associate's degree | $22,062 | $39,639 (82 grads) | 110 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $9,834 | $38,743 (235 grads) | 249 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | $37,856 (27 grads) | 15 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $37,392 (396 grads) | 8 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $14,735 | $37,056 (2,671 grads) | 273 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving | Undergraduate certificate | $14,735 | $37,056 (2,671 grads) | 195 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $14,735 | $37,056 (2,671 grads) | 0 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $31,000 | $36,668 (174 grads) | 91 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $36,095 (53 grads) | 155 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,954 (20 grads) | 382 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $35,772 (37 grads) | 35 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | $35,416 (16 grads) | 33 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas Irving | Undergraduate certificate | $32,500 | $35,359 (379 grads) | 208 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (11 grads) | 96 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (15 grads) | 55 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,925 (13 grads) | 15 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (16 grads) | 10 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie | Undergraduate certificate | $12,532 | $32,845 (3,815 grads) | 301 |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Houston | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $32,569 (64 grads) | 107 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | $7,333 | $32,010 (132 grads) | 226 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,839 (12 grads) | 211 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | $31,495 (16 grads) | 18 |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Houston | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (20 grads) | 5 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $30,305 (68 grads) | 130 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,902 (74 grads) | 79 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (12 grads) | 20 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,598 (37 grads) | 66 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | $15,333 | $27,657 (366 grads) | 0 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | $15,333 | $27,657 (366 grads) | 144 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,494 (23 grads) | 67 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | $27,439 (19 grads) | 35 |
| Western Technical College El Paso | Associate's degree | $19,890 | $26,799 (260 grads) | 192 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,353 (36 grads) | 58 |
| Southwest University at El Paso El Paso | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $25,826 (180 grads) | 61 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | $25,774 (25 grads) | 24 |
| Southwest Texas College Uvalde | Undergraduate certificate | — | $23,803 (38 grads) | 78 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 148 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | $8,625 | not published | 522 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | $8,044 | not published | 58 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | $11,246 | not published | 197 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Undergraduate certificate | $6,000 | not published | 33 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston | Associate's degree | $17,336 | not published | 491 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving | Associate's degree | $17,336 | not published | 611 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas Austin | Associate's degree | $17,336 | not published | 0 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cisco College Cisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Cisco College Cisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 73 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Grayson College Denison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Hallmark University San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lee College Baytown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Ranger College Ranger | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Southwest Texas College Uvalde | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Western Technical College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
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.