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Auto mechanic classes in Dallas, Texas

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

4 schools offer these automotive programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas, 3 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 11 programs

All 75 auto mechanic programs in Texas, including online programs

How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Dallas?

$1,440 to $3,648 is what most auto mechanic programs in Dallas cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $768 to $10,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
87%
Earned a year, estimated
about $38,400
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 Dallas may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made

Are there free auto mechanic classes in Dallas?

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

All 11 auto mechanic programs in Dallas approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Service Technology

    Tarrant County College

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tarrant County College, Fort Worth · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$44,200
    Price if you pay yourself$3,840
    Program website, Automotive Service Technology at Tarrant County College
    More details about Automotive Service Technology at Tarrant County College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,048
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $240
    Students counted
    486
    a year, estimated
    $44,200
    price
    $3,840

  • Automotive technician (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology - AAS

    Collin College

    McKinney

    No diploma needed

    Collin College, McKinney · Automotive technician (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$32,100
    Price if you pay yourself$10,000
    Program website, Automotive Technology - AAS at Collin College
    More details about Automotive Technology - AAS at Collin College
    Finished
    20%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,029
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,950
    Students counted
    302
    a year, estimated
    $32,100
    price
    $10,000

  • Single-system courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Engine Analysis Technician

    Tarrant County College

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tarrant County College, Fort Worth · Single-system course · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,400
    Price if you pay yourself$1,408
    Program website, Engine Analysis Technician at Tarrant County College
    More details about Engine Analysis Technician at Tarrant County College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,612
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $240
    Students counted
    248
    a year, estimated
    $38,400
    price
    $1,408

  • Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heavy Line Technician

    Tarrant County College

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tarrant County College, Fort Worth · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,984
    Program website, Heavy Line Technician at Tarrant County College
    More details about Heavy Line Technician at Tarrant County College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    62%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,807
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $240
    Students counted
    207
    a year, estimated
    $43,200
    price
    $1,984

  • Manufacturer programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Service Technology: Toyota Technician Education Network

    Tarrant County College

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tarrant County College, Fort Worth · Manufacturer program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$59,100
    Price if you pay yourself$3,840
    Program website, Automotive Service Technology: Toyota Technician Education Network at Tarrant County College
    More details about Automotive Service Technology: Toyota Technician Education Network at Tarrant County College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,763
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $240
    Students counted
    111
    a year, estimated
    $59,100
    price
    $3,840

  • Manufacturer programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Toyota General Service Technician

    Tarrant County College

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tarrant County College, Fort Worth · Manufacturer program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,536
    Program website, Toyota General Service Technician at Tarrant County College
    More details about Toyota General Service Technician at Tarrant County College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $240
    Students counted
    42
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,536

  • Automotive technicianHybridNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology - Level Two Certificate

    Collin College

    McKinney

    No diploma needed

    Collin College, McKinney · Automotive technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$34,600
    Price if you pay yourself$2,787
    Program website, Automotive Technology - Level Two Certificate at Collin College
    More details about Automotive Technology - Level Two Certificate at Collin College
    Finished
    27%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,647
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,050
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    $34,600
    price
    $2,787

  • Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    General Service Technician

    Tarrant County College

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tarrant County College, Fort Worth · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,600
    Price if you pay yourself$768
    Program website, General Service Technician at Tarrant County College
    More details about General Service Technician at Tarrant County College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,889
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $240
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $35,600
    price
    $768

  • Manufacturer programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Toyota Service Technician

    Tarrant County College

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tarrant County College, Fort Worth · Manufacturer program · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,072
    Program website, Toyota Service Technician at Tarrant County College
    More details about Toyota Service Technician at Tarrant County College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $240
    Students counted
    60
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,072

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology

    Dallas College

    Dallas

    No diploma needed

    Dallas College, Dallas · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,185
    Program website, Automotive Technology at Dallas College
    More details about Automotive Technology at Dallas College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,185

  • Automotive technicianIn personAssociate's degree

    North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship Program

    North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship Program

    Irving

    Associate's degree

    North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship Program, Irving · Automotive technician · In person · Associate's degree

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship Program at North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship Program
    More details about North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship Program at North Texas Automobile Dealers Registered Apprenticeship Program
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Dallas

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Dallas

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 Dallas automotive program numbers come from

Which Dallas automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Texas page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Dallas 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 Dallas

Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Dallas

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. 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