Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians programs in Virginia
29 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,306 at Advanced Technology Institute.
What this work pays in Virginia
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Virginia earn a median of $59,330 a year across 17,880 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $80,770 | 16,910 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $61,090 | 8,070 |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $49,880 | 4,130 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $57,760 | 3,720 |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $82,200 | 2,260 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | — | $37,306 (35 grads) | 32 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas Manassas | Undergraduate certificate | $32,500 | $37,208 (69 grads) | 68 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $27,500 | $37,028 (165 grads) | 93 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (19 grads) | 40 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $32,925 (18 grads) | 24 |
| Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $12,000 | $31,236 (170 grads) | 73 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,739 (14 grads) | 13 |
| Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $14,750 | $22,094 (65 grads) | 71 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $5,841 | not published | 222 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
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.