Auto mechanic classes in St. Louis, Missouri
10 auto mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
6 schools offer these automotive programs with classes in the St. Louis area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 9 by Missouri and 1 by Illinois. 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 St. Louis, 3 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsAll 40 auto mechanic programs in Missouri, including online programs
How much do auto mechanic classes cost in St. Louis?
$6,230 to $16,930 is what most auto mechanic programs in St. Louis cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $1,464 to $42,200
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Too few programs to say
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Length
- 28 to 70 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 St. Louis may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made
All 10 auto mechanic programs in St. Louis approved for WIOA funding
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10 programs
Automotive Technology
Jefferson College
Hillsboro
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,322Program website, Automotive Technology at Jefferson CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology at Jefferson College
- Finished
- 36%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $8,017
- Students counted
- 58
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $9,322
Automotive Technology
St. Louis Community College, District
Bridgeton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,442Program website, Automotive Technology at St. Louis Community College, DistrictMore details about Automotive Technology at St. Louis Community College, District
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 104 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,785
- Students counted
- 68
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,442
Automotive Maintenance Technology
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$42,200Program website, Automotive Maintenance Technology at Ranken Technical CollegeMore details about Automotive Maintenance Technology at Ranken Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 72 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,800
- Students counted
- 44
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $42,200
Automotive Maintenance Technology - Evening Program
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$16,930Program website, Automotive Maintenance Technology - Evening Program at Ranken Technical CollegeMore details about Automotive Maintenance Technology - Evening Program at Ranken Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,925
- Students counted
- 20
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $16,930
Automotive Maintenance Technology-Wtz
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$33,860Program website, Automotive Maintenance Technology-Wtz at Ranken Technical CollegeMore details about Automotive Maintenance Technology-Wtz at Ranken 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
- $225
- Students counted
- 15
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $33,860
Automotive Vehicle Inspection And Light Maintenance
St. Louis Community College, District
Bridgeton
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,464Program website, Automotive Vehicle Inspection And Light Maintenance at St. Louis Community College, DistrictMore details about Automotive Vehicle Inspection And Light Maintenance at St. Louis Community College, District
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $985
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,464
Automotive Service
St. Louis Community College, District
Bridgeton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,830Program website, Automotive Service at St. Louis Community College, DistrictMore details about Automotive Service at St. Louis Community College, District
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,685
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,830
Automotive Technology
East Central College
Union
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,230Program website, Automotive Technology at East Central CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology at East Central College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 64 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,187
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,230
Automotive Technology
East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center
Washington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,230Program website, Automotive Technology at East Central College @ Four Rivers Career CenterMore details about Automotive Technology at East Central College @ Four Rivers Career Center
- 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
- $1,187
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,230
Automotive Technology Associate of Applied Science
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedProgram website, Automotive Technology Associate of Applied Science at Lewis and Clark Community CollegeMore details about Automotive Technology Associate of Applied Science at Lewis and Clark Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 76 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- Not reported
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for auto mechanic classes in St. Louis
WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in St. Louis
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 St. Louis automotive program numbers come from
Which St. Louis automotive programs are on this list?
These are the automotive programs with classes in the St. Louis 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 Missouri page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How St. Louis 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 St. Louis
Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in St. Louis
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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