Auto mechanic classes in Cleveland, Ohio

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

7 schools offer these automotive programs with classes in the Cleveland area, and every one is approved 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 Cleveland, 5 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 11 programs

All 58 auto mechanic programs in Ohio, including online programs

How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Cleveland?

$4,628 to $12,862 is what most auto mechanic programs in Cleveland cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $1,434 to $33,785

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: Not reported

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

Are there free auto mechanic classes in Cleveland?

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 Cleveland cost $4,628 to $12,862.

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

All 11 auto mechanic programs in Cleveland approved for WIOA funding

11 programs

Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Automotive Technology
Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center
Oberlin
No diploma needed
Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center, Oberlin · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$32,700
Price if you pay yourself$5,670
Program website, Automotive Technology at Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center
More details about Automotive Technology at Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center
Finished
89%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
$8,182
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
11
a year, estimated
$32,700
price
$5,670
Maintenance and light repairIn personNo diploma needed
Short Term Certificate-Automotive Maintenance & General Service
Cuyahoga Community College
Parma
No diploma needed
Cuyahoga Community College, Parma · Maintenance and light repair · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,434
School website, Short Term Certificate-Automotive Maintenance & General Service at Cuyahoga Community College
More details about Short Term Certificate-Automotive Maintenance & General Service at Cuyahoga Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,434
Single-system courseIn personNo diploma needed
Automotive Suspension and Brakes Technician
Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center
Oberlin
No diploma needed
Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center, Oberlin · Single-system course · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,029
Program website, Automotive Suspension and Brakes Technician at Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center
More details about Automotive Suspension and Brakes Technician at Lorain County JVS Adult Career Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$135
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,029
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certificate-Automotive Technology
Cuyahoga Community College
Parma
High school diploma or equivalent
Cuyahoga Community College, Parma · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,586
School website, Certificate-Automotive Technology at Cuyahoga Community College
More details about Certificate-Automotive Technology at Cuyahoga Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,586
Automotive technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Technology Program
Cuyahoga Community College
Parma
High school diploma or equivalent
Cuyahoga Community College, Parma · Automotive technician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,292
School website, Automotive Technology Program at Cuyahoga Community College
More details about Automotive Technology Program at Cuyahoga Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,292
Maintenance and light repairIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Auto Maintenance & Repair Specialist
By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training Initiative
Cleveland
High school diploma or equivalent
By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training Initiative, Cleveland · Maintenance and light repair · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,524
More details about Auto Maintenance & Repair Specialist at By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training Initiative
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,175
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,524
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Service Technician
Polaris Career Center
Middlebrg Hts
High school diploma or equivalent
Polaris Career Center, Middlebrg Hts · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$9,491
Program website, Automotive Service Technician at Polaris Career Center
More details about Automotive Service Technician at Polaris Career Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,505
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$9,491
Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Technology
Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
Jefferson
High school diploma or equivalent
Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus, Jefferson · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$10,500
School website, Automotive Technology at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
More details about Automotive Technology at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$10,500
Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Automotive Specialty Technicians
By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training Initiative
Cleveland
No diploma needed
By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training Initiative, Cleveland · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$15,225
More details about Automotive Specialty Technicians at By Leaps And Bounds Dba R & R Automotive Training Initiative
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$500
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$15,225
Maintenance and light repairIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Maintenance, Light Repair and Efficiency
Matrix Trade Institute, LLC
Beachwood
High school diploma or equivalent
Matrix Trade Institute, LLC, Beachwood · Maintenance and light repair · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$18,200
Program website, Automotive Maintenance, Light Repair and Efficiency at Matrix Trade Institute, LLC
More details about Automotive Maintenance, Light Repair and Efficiency at Matrix Trade Institute, LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$300
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$18,200
Automotive technician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed
Associates of Complete and Applied Automotive Technology
Ohio Technical College
Cleveland
No diploma needed
Ohio Technical College, Cleveland · Automotive technician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$33,785
Program website, Associates of Complete and Applied Automotive Technology at Ohio Technical College
More details about Associates of Complete and Applied Automotive Technology at Ohio Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$33,785

How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Cleveland

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Cleveland

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 Cleveland automotive program numbers come from

Which Cleveland automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs with classes in the Cleveland 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 Ohio page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Cleveland 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.

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Auto mechanic classes in Cleveland, Ohio

How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Cleveland?

Are there free auto mechanic classes in Cleveland?

All 11 auto mechanic programs in Cleveland approved for WIOA funding

Automotive Technology

Short Term Certificate-Automotive Maintenance & General Service

Automotive Suspension and Brakes Technician

Certificate-Automotive Technology

Automotive Technology Program

Auto Maintenance & Repair Specialist

Automotive Service Technician