Auto mechanic classes in Louisiana
10 auto mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
7 schools offer these automotive programs, and Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 5 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsHow much do auto mechanic classes cost in Louisiana?
$6,744 to $12,064 is what most auto mechanic programs in Louisiana cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $5,975 to $52,950
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $30,700
- Length
- 43 to 72 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 Louisiana may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made
Auto mechanic classes in Slidell, Lafayette, Houston and other Louisiana cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area.
All 10 auto mechanic programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding
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10 programs
Automotive Technology (Technical Diploma)
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$47,100Price if you pay yourself$8,206Program website, Automotive Technology (Technical Diploma) at Northshore Technical Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology (Technical Diploma) at Northshore Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,775
- Length
- 64 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,491
- Students counted
- 258
- a year, estimated
- $47,100
- price
- $8,206
Automotive Technology (AAS Degree)
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$47,100Price if you pay yourself$10,258Program website, Automotive Technology (AAS Degree) at Northshore Technical Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology (AAS Degree) at Northshore Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,775
- Length
- 80 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,491
- Students counted
- 258
- a year, estimated
- $47,100
- price
- $10,258
Automotive Technician Program
South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$30,700Price if you pay yourself$6,000Program website, Automotive Technician Program at South Louisiana Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technician Program at South Louisiana Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,663
- Length
- 10 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- 121
- a year, estimated
- $30,700
- price
- $6,000
Automotive Technology
South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,700Price if you pay yourself$6,257Program website, Automotive Technology at South Louisiana Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology at South Louisiana Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,663
- Length
- 16 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,860
- Students counted
- 121
- a year, estimated
- $30,700
- price
- $6,257
Automotive Technology
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$30,100Price if you pay yourself$10,162Program website, Automotive Technology at Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology at Louisiana Delta Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,531
- Length
- 104 weeks, 45 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,440
- Students counted
- 39
- a year, estimated
- $30,100
- price
- $10,162
Automotive Technician
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,666Program website, Automotive Technician at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about Automotive Technician at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,650
- Students counted
- 107
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $12,666
Automotive Technology
Northwest Louisiana Technical College
Minden
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,975Program website, Automotive Technology at Northwest Louisiana Technical CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology at Northwest Louisiana Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,141
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,975
Automotive Technician Diploma
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,358Program website, Automotive Technician Diploma at Fletcher Technical Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technician Diploma at Fletcher Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 60 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,059
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $8,358
Automotive Technology (4050)
Universal Technical Institute Houston
Houston, TX
High school diploma or equivalent
Classes are outside Louisiana; Louisiana approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$41,450More details about Automotive Technology (4050) at Universal Technical Institute Houston
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 51 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $680
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $41,450
Automotive/Diesel & Industrial Technology (4750)
Universal Technical Institute Houston
Houston, TX
High school diploma or equivalent
Classes are outside Louisiana; Louisiana approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$52,950More details about Automotive/Diesel & Industrial Technology (4750) at Universal Technical Institute Houston
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 75 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $680
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $52,950
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How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Louisiana
WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Louisiana
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 Louisiana
- programs with a price cost under $10,000
- 5 of 10
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 25th of 34
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 8 of 21
- auto mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 11
- 10 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 Louisiana automotive program numbers come from
Which Louisiana automotive programs are on this list?
These are the automotive programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.
How Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".9 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.
Other training in Louisiana
- CDL training66 programs
- CNA classes30 programs
- Medical assistant training57 programs
- Phlebotomy training47 programs
- Welding classes52 programs
- HVAC training32 programs
- Medical billing and coding training52 programs
- LPN programs18 programs
- EMT classes14 programs
- Electrician training28 programs
- Dental assistant programs23 programs
Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Louisiana
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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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns