Auto mechanic classes in Maryland
9 auto mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
5 schools offer these automotive programs, and Maryland 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 Maryland, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.
See the 9 programsHow much do auto mechanic classes cost in Maryland?
$2,800 to $4,435 is what most auto mechanic programs in Maryland cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $1,207 to $8,030
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 61%
- Working 6 months later
- 67%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $29,000
- Length
- 4 to 34 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 Maryland may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made
Auto mechanic classes in Baltimore, Cumberland, Philadelphia and other Maryland cities
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All 9 auto mechanic programs in Maryland approved for WIOA funding
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Advanced program: Suspension & Steering (160 clock hours)
Vehicles For Change, Inc.
Halethorpe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,400Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Advanced program: Suspension & Steering (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.More details about Advanced program: Suspension & Steering (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,093
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 129
- a year, estimated
- $28,400
- price
- Not reported
Advanced Program: Brakes (160 clock hours)
Vehicles For Change, Inc.
Halethorpe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,000Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedSchool website, Advanced Program: Brakes (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.More details about Advanced Program: Brakes (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,260
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 128
- a year, estimated
- $29,000
- price
- Not reported
Advanced Program: Maintenance & Light Repair (160 clock hours)
Vehicles For Change, Inc.
Halethorpe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,000Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedSchool website, Advanced Program: Maintenance & Light Repair (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.More details about Advanced Program: Maintenance & Light Repair (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,260
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 127
- a year, estimated
- $29,000
- price
- Not reported
Advanced Program: Heating & Air Conditioning (160 clock hours)
Vehicles For Change, Inc.
Halethorpe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,700Price if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Advanced Program: Heating & Air Conditioning (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.More details about Advanced Program: Heating & Air Conditioning (160 clock hours) at Vehicles For Change, Inc.
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,428
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 115
- a year, estimated
- $29,700
- price
- Not reported
Automotive Service & Repair (150 Clock Hours)
Cecil College
North East
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,800Price if you pay yourself$2,800Program website, Automotive Service & Repair (150 Clock Hours) at Cecil CollegeMore details about Automotive Service & Repair (150 Clock Hours) at Cecil College
- Finished
- 53%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,939
- Length
- 25 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- 42
- a year, estimated
- $31,800
- price
- $2,800
Automotive Tech (69 Credit Hours)
Allegany College Of Maryland
Cumberland
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,100Price if you pay yourself$8,030Program website, Automotive Tech (69 Credit Hours) at Allegany College Of MarylandMore details about Automotive Tech (69 Credit Hours) at Allegany College Of Maryland
- Finished
- 64%
- Working at 6 months
- 63%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,030
- Length
- 68 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $4,875
- Students counted
- 41
- a year, estimated
- $32,100
- price
- $8,030
Engine Performance Specialist Certificate (23 Credit Hours)
Montgomery College
Germantown
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$42,100Price if you pay yourself$3,814Program website, Engine Performance Specialist Certificate (23 Credit Hours) at Montgomery CollegeMore details about Engine Performance Specialist Certificate (23 Credit Hours) at Montgomery College
- Finished
- 28%
- Working at 6 months
- 50%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,520
- Length
- 36 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $590
- Students counted
- 38
- a year, estimated
- $42,100
- price
- $3,814
Automotive Tech (33 Credit Hours)
Allegany College Of Maryland
Cumberland
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,800Price if you pay yourself$4,435Program website, Automotive Tech (33 Credit Hours) at Allegany College Of MarylandMore details about Automotive Tech (33 Credit Hours) at Allegany College Of Maryland
- Finished
- 43%
- Working at 6 months
- 64%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,709
- Length
- 34 weeks, 3 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,070
- Students counted
- 37
- a year, estimated
- $22,800
- price
- $4,435
Automotive Technician (168 clock hours)
Carroll Community College
Westminster
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,000Price if you pay yourself$1,207Program website, Automotive Technician (168 clock hours) at Carroll Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technician (168 clock hours) at Carroll Community College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,746
- Length
- 27 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,680
- Students counted
- 12
- a year, estimated
- $23,000
- price
- $1,207
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How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Maryland
WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Maryland
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 Maryland
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 6th of 34
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 6 of 21
- auto mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 11
- 9 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 Maryland automotive program numbers come from
Which Maryland automotive programs are on this list?
These are the automotive programs Maryland 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 Maryland offers.
How Maryland 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 Maryland
Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Maryland
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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