Auto mechanic classes in Atlanta, Georgia
11 auto mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
6 schools offer these automotive programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 11 programsAll 50 auto mechanic programs in Georgia, including online programs
How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Atlanta?
$6,104 to $8,256 is what most auto mechanic programs in Atlanta cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $1,879 to $10,479
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 24%
- Working 6 months later
- 69%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $27,800
- Length
- 12 to 64 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 Atlanta may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made
All 11 auto mechanic programs in Atlanta approved for WIOA funding
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Automotive Technology--At23
Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,500Price if you pay yourself$10,479Program website, Automotive Technology--At23 at Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology--At23 at Chattahoochee Technical College
- Finished
- 28%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,875
- Length
- 82 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,400
- Students counted
- 340
- a year, estimated
- $27,500
- price
- $10,479
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY Diploma-AT14
Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,000Price if you pay yourself$9,351School website, AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY Diploma-AT14 at Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMore details about AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY Diploma-AT14 at Chattahoochee Technical College
- Finished
- 22%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,006
- Length
- 53 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $830
- Students counted
- 238
- a year, estimated
- $28,000
- price
- $9,351
Automotive Technology --At14--
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,800Price if you pay yourself$8,122School website, Automotive Technology --At14-- at Atlanta Technical CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology --At14-- at Atlanta Technical College
- Finished
- 19%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,948
- Length
- 75 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 186
- a year, estimated
- $27,800
- price
- $8,122
Automotive Technology AAS--At23
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,100Price if you pay yourself$6,472More details about Automotive Technology AAS--At23 at Gwinnett Technical College
- Finished
- 39%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,274
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- 184
- a year, estimated
- $25,100
- price
- $6,472
Automotive Technology (At14)
West Georgia Technical College
Waco
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,700Price if you pay yourself$7,990More details about Automotive Technology (At14) at West Georgia Technical College
- Finished
- 11%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,163
- Length
- 46 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $537
- Students counted
- 177
- a year, estimated
- $28,700
- price
- $7,990
Automotive Technology Diploma--At14
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,700Price if you pay yourself$5,736More details about Automotive Technology Diploma--At14 at Gwinnett Technical College
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,187
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $800
- Students counted
- 142
- a year, estimated
- $28,700
- price
- $5,736
Automotive Technology--At14
Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,900Price if you pay yourself$5,676More details about Automotive Technology--At14 at Southern Crescent Technical College
- Finished
- 19%
- Working at 6 months
- 57%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,963
- Length
- 6 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,727
- Students counted
- 92
- a year, estimated
- $27,900
- price
- $5,676
Mercedes-Benz College Automotive Program AAS--Mbc3
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,200Price if you pay yourself$8,390More details about Mercedes-Benz College Automotive Program AAS--Mbc3 at Gwinnett Technical College
- Finished
- 24%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,558
- Length
- 104 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $569
- Students counted
- 67
- a year, estimated
- $22,200
- price
- $8,390
Mopar College Automotive Program Diploma--Mcd2
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,170More details about Mopar College Automotive Program Diploma--Mcd2 at Gwinnett Technical College
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $800
- Students counted
- 23
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,170
Automotive Engine Repair Technician --Ae61--
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,879More details about Automotive Engine Repair Technician --Ae61-- at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,879
Mopar College Automotive Program AAS--Mc21
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,170More details about Mopar College Automotive Program AAS--Mc21 at Gwinnett Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,170
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How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Atlanta
WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Atlanta
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 Atlanta automotive program numbers come from
Which Atlanta automotive programs are on this list?
These are the automotive programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Georgia page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Atlanta 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.
Other training in Atlanta
Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Atlanta
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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