Auto mechanic classes in Alabama

6 auto mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these automotive programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Automotive service technicians and mechanics inspect, maintain and repair cars and light trucks. Most complete a program in automotive service technology that leads to a certificate or an associate's degree, and employers may require or prefer certification.¹ In Alabama, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 6 programs

How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Alabama?

$10,594 to $12,852 is what most auto mechanic programs in Alabama cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $4,440 to $14,757

In the typical program

Finished the program: 83%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alabama may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made

Are there free auto mechanic classes in Alabama?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most automotive programs in Alabama cost $10,594 to $12,852.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Auto mechanic classes in Birmingham, Mobile, Auburn and other Alabama cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 6 auto mechanic programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

6 programs

Manufacturer programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Service Specialties: Mercedes -Benz
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham
High school diploma or equivalent
Lawson State Community College, Birmingham · Manufacturer program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$13,032
Program website, Automotive Service Specialties: Mercedes -Benz at Lawson State Community College
More details about Automotive Service Specialties: Mercedes -Benz at Lawson State Community College
Finished
87%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$3,200
Students counted
160
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$13,032
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Service Technology
Southern Union Community College
Opelika
High school diploma or equivalent
Southern Union Community College, Opelika · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$12,312
Program website, Automotive Service Technology at Southern Union Community College
More details about Automotive Service Technology at Southern Union Community College
Finished
75%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,055
Students counted
30
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$12,312
Automotive technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Mechanic/Technician Degree
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham
High school diploma or equivalent
Lawson State Community College, Birmingham · Automotive technician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$14,757
Program website, Automotive Mechanic/Technician Degree at Lawson State Community College
More details about Automotive Mechanic/Technician Degree at Lawson State Community College
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$4,533
Students counted
30
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$14,757
Automotive technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Technology
Calhoun Community College
Decatur
High school diploma or equivalent
Calhoun Community College, Decatur · Automotive technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$10,426
School website, Automotive Technology at Calhoun Community College
More details about Automotive Technology at Calhoun Community College
Finished
83%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,000
Students counted
27
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$10,426
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Auto/Automotive Mechanic/Technician
Bishop State Community College
Mobile
High school diploma or equivalent
Bishop State Community College, Mobile · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,300
Price if you pay yourself$11,100
School website, Auto/Automotive Mechanic/Technician at Bishop State Community College
More details about Auto/Automotive Mechanic/Technician at Bishop State Community College
Finished
50%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$5,314
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,731
Students counted
11
a year, estimated
$21,300
price
$11,100
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Technology Certificate
Bishop State Community College
Mobile
High school diploma or equivalent
Bishop State Community College, Mobile · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,440
School website, Automotive Technology Certificate at Bishop State Community College
More details about Automotive Technology Certificate at Bishop State Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,731
Students counted
12
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,440

How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Alabama

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Alabama

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁴

Financial aid and grants for auto mechanic classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁵⁶

GI Bill for auto mechanic classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁷

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Auto mechanic classes in Alabama

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 30th of 34
auto mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 11: 6 vs 11

State comparisons use the same figures as the auto mechanic classes by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Alabama automotive program numbers come from

Which Alabama automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs Alabama approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁸ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alabama offers.

How Alabama automotive program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some automotive programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".⁹ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in Alabama

Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Alabama

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