Auto mechanic classes in New Hampshire

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

4 schools offer these automotive programs, and New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much do auto mechanic classes cost in New Hampshire?

$4,515 to $6,036 is what most auto mechanic programs in New Hampshire cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $1,175 to $8,880

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: 32 to 45 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 New Hampshire may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made

Are there free auto mechanic classes in New Hampshire?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most automotive programs in New Hampshire cost $4,515 to $6,036.

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

Auto mechanic classes in Manchester, Boston, Laconia and other New Hampshire cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 program is online.

All 5 auto mechanic programs in New Hampshire approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Technology Certificate
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth
High school diploma or equivalent
Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$18,100
Price if you pay yourself$8,880
Program website, Automotive Technology Certificate at Great Bay Community College
More details about Automotive Technology Certificate at Great Bay Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$4,535
Length
45 weeks, 13 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,775
Students counted
25
a year, estimated
$18,100
price
$8,880
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Basic Automotive Certificate
Lakes Region Community College
Laconia
High school diploma or equivalent
Lakes Region Community College, Laconia · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,036
Program website, Basic Automotive Certificate at Lakes Region Community College
More details about Basic Automotive Certificate at Lakes Region Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 38 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$660
Students counted
10
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,036
Automotive technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Auto Repair Technician - Online
Manchester Community College
Based in Manchester, NH
High school diploma or equivalent
Manchester Community College, based in Manchester, NH · Automotive technician · Online · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,175
Program website, Auto Repair Technician - Online at Manchester Community College
More details about Auto Repair Technician - Online at Manchester Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
26 weeks, 25 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,175
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Service & Repair Certificate
Nashua Community College
Nashua
High school diploma or equivalent
Nashua Community College, Nashua · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,515
School website, Automotive Service & Repair Certificate at Nashua Community College
More details about Automotive Service & Repair Certificate at Nashua Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
72 weeks, 7 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$4,700
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,515
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Technology Certificate
Manchester Community College
Manchester
High school diploma or equivalent
Manchester Community College, Manchester · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,455
Program website, Automotive Technology Certificate at Manchester Community College
More details about Automotive Technology Certificate at Manchester Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 25 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,380
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,455

How to pay for auto mechanic classes in New Hampshire

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 12th of 34
auto mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 11: 5 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 New Hampshire automotive program numbers come from

Which New Hampshire automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire offers.

How New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for New Hampshire: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in New Hampshire

Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in New Hampshire

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