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Auto mechanic classes in Kentucky

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

6 schools offer these automotive programs, and Kentucky 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 Kentucky, all 6 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Kentucky?

$11,880 to $13,120 is what most auto mechanic programs in Kentucky cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $3,624 to $37,800

In the typical program

Finished the program
Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later
Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
Length
Too few programs to say

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

Are there free auto mechanic classes in Kentucky?

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

Auto mechanic classes in Cincinnati, Paducah, Elizabethtown and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 6 auto mechanic programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Automotive technician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technician

    Gateway Community and Technical College

    Florence

    No diploma needed

    Gateway Community and Technical College, Florence · Automotive technician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$24,600
    Price if you pay yourself$13,120
    Program website, Automotive Technician at Gateway Community and Technical College
    More details about Automotive Technician at Gateway Community and Technical College
    Finished
    19%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,162
    Length
    104 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    171
    a year, estimated
    $24,600
    price
    $13,120

  • Automotive technician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology

    West Kentucky Community and Technical College

    Paducah

    No diploma needed

    West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Paducah · Automotive technician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$17,900
    Price if you pay yourself$11,880
    Program website, Automotive Technology at West Kentucky Community and Technical College
    More details about Automotive Technology at West Kentucky Community and Technical College
    Finished
    21%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,486
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $6,000
    Students counted
    53
    a year, estimated
    $17,900
    price
    $11,880

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology

    Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

    Elizabethtown

    No diploma needed

    Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$20,700
    Price if you pay yourself$13,104
    School website, Automotive Technology at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
    More details about Automotive Technology at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,172
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,250
    Students counted
    37
    a year, estimated
    $20,700
    price
    $13,104

  • Automotive technician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology

    Maysville CTC

    Maysville

    No diploma needed

    Maysville CTC, Maysville · Automotive technician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,624
    Program website, Automotive Technology at Maysville CTC
    More details about Automotive Technology at Maysville CTC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,624

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Protea Auto Group Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

    Protea Auto Group

    Somerset

    No diploma needed

    Protea Auto Group, Somerset · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$37,800
    More details about Protea Auto Group Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician at Protea Auto Group
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $5,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $37,800

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

    Tennessee College of Applied Technology

    Oneida

    No diploma needed

    Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Oneida · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician at Tennessee College of Applied Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Kentucky

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 Kentucky

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
32nd 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 Kentucky automotive program numbers come from

Which Kentucky automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs Kentucky 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 Kentucky offers.

How Kentucky 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 Kentucky

Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Kentucky

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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