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Auto mechanic classes in Bakersfield, California

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

3 schools offer these automotive programs with classes in the Bakersfield-Delano area, and every one is approved 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 Bakersfield, 2 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 10 programs

All 74 auto mechanic programs in California, including online programs

How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Bakersfield?

$800 to $1,275 is what most auto mechanic programs in Bakersfield cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $750 to $1,800

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
32 weeks

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

Are there free auto mechanic classes in Bakersfield?

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

All 10 auto mechanic programs in Bakersfield approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Manual Drive Train & Axles

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$750
    School website, BC AUTO-Manual Drive Train & Axles at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Manual Drive Train & Axles at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $750

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Suspension & Steering

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$750
    School website, BC AUTO-Suspension & Steering at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Suspension & Steering at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $750

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Automatic Transmissions

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$800
    School website, BC AUTO-Automatic Transmissions at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Automatic Transmissions at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $800

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Brakes Systems

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$800
    School website, BC AUTO-Brakes Systems at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Brakes Systems at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $800

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Automotive Heating & Air Conditioning

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    School website, BC AUTO-Automotive Heating & Air Conditioning at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Automotive Heating & Air Conditioning at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Electrical & Electronic Systems

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    School website, BC AUTO-Electrical & Electronic Systems at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Electrical & Electronic Systems at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,550
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Engine Performance

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    School website, BC AUTO-Engine Performance at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Engine Performance at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Single-system courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    BC AUTO-Engine Overhaul & Repair

    Kern Community College District

    Bakersfield

    Prerequisite courses

    Kern Community College District, Bakersfield · Single-system course · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,300
    School website, BC AUTO-Engine Overhaul & Repair at Kern Community College District
    More details about BC AUTO-Engine Overhaul & Repair at Kern Community College District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,300

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Auto Tech

    Kern High School District-BAS

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Kern High School District-BAS, Bakersfield · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,720
    Program website, Auto Tech at Kern High School District-BAS
    More details about Auto Tech at Kern High School District-BAS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $780
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,720

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology

    Kern High School District-Rop

    Bakersfield

    No diploma needed

    Kern High School District-Rop, Bakersfield · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,800
    School website, Automotive Technology at Kern High School District-Rop
    More details about Automotive Technology at Kern High School District-Rop
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    41 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,800

How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Bakersfield

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Bakersfield

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

Where the Bakersfield automotive program numbers come from

Which Bakersfield automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs with classes in the Bakersfield-Delano area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Bakersfield 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.

Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Bakersfield

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List