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Auto mechanic classes in Virginia

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

13 schools offer these automotive programs, and Virginia 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 Virginia, 9 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do auto mechanic classes cost in Virginia?

$632 to $5,479 is what most auto mechanic programs in Virginia cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 18 programs with a price. All of them: $305 to $27,746

In the typical program

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
Length
12 to 42 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 Virginia may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made

Are there free auto mechanic classes in Virginia?

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

Auto mechanic classes in Virginia Beach, Harrisonburg, Roanoke and other Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 more programs are in 4 other areas, 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 18 auto mechanic programs in Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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18 programs

  • Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Technology

    Advanced Technology Institute

    Virginia Beach

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Technology Institute, Virginia Beach · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$27,746
    More details about Automotive Technology at Advanced Technology Institute
    Finished
    53%
    Working at 6 months
    42%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,980
    Students counted
    248
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $27,746

  • Automotive technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Technology

    Tidewater Community College

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tidewater Community College, Norfolk · Automotive technician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,900
    Price if you pay yourself$12,854
    More details about Automotive Technology at Tidewater Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,467
    Length
    75 weeks, 23 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    109
    a year, estimated
    $41,900
    price
    $12,854

  • Automotive technicianHybridNo diploma needed

    Automotive Analysis and Repair

    Virginia Western Community College

    Roanoke

    No diploma needed

    Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke · Automotive technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$25,400
    Price if you pay yourself$2,892
    More details about Automotive Analysis and Repair at Virginia Western Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,356
    Length
    24 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $251
    Students counted
    77
    a year, estimated
    $25,400
    price
    $2,892

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Auto Mechanic I

    Massanutten Technical Center

    Harrisonburg

    No diploma needed

    Massanutten Technical Center, Harrisonburg · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$445
    More details about Auto Mechanic I at Massanutten Technical Center
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $60
    Students counted
    72
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $445

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Basic and Advanced Auto Mechanics

    Valley Career & Technical Center

    Fishersville

    No diploma needed

    Valley Career & Technical Center, Fishersville · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$730
    More details about Basic and Advanced Auto Mechanics at Valley Career & Technical Center
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    67
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $730

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Technology

    Tennessee College of Applied Technology -- Elizabethton

    Elizabethton, TN

    No diploma needed

    Tennessee College of Applied Technology -- Elizabethton, Elizabethton, TN · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Virginia; Virginia approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,710
    More details about Automotive Technology at Tennessee College of Applied Technology -- Elizabethton
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    51
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,710

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Automotive Diagnostics and Repair Career Studies Certificate

    Southwest VA Community College

    Cedar Bluff

    No diploma needed

    Southwest VA Community College, Cedar Bluff · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$13,400
    Price if you pay yourself$4,546
    Program website, Automotive Diagnostics and Repair Career Studies Certificate at Southwest VA Community College
    More details about Automotive Diagnostics and Repair Career Studies Certificate at Southwest VA Community College
    Finished
    63%
    Working at 6 months
    40%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,338
    Length
    32 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,300
    Students counted
    38
    a year, estimated
    $13,400
    price
    $4,546

  • Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Auto Technician

    Tidewater Tech

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tidewater Tech, Norfolk · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$26,902
    More details about Auto Technician at Tidewater Tech
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    99
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $26,902

  • Single-system courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Drivability

    New River Community College

    Dublin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    New River Community College, Dublin · Single-system course · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,070
    More details about Automotive Drivability at New River Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    29 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,000
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,070

  • Single-system courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Auto Technology - Engine

    Massanutten Technical Center

    Harrisonburg

    No diploma needed

    Massanutten Technical Center, Harrisonburg · Single-system course · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$305
    More details about Auto Technology - Engine at Massanutten Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $60
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $305

  • Single-system courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Auto Technology - Transmission

    Massanutten Technical Center

    Harrisonburg

    No diploma needed

    Massanutten Technical Center, Harrisonburg · Single-system course · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$305
    More details about Auto Technology - Transmission at Massanutten Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $60
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $305

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Auto Mechanics II

    Massanutten Technical Center

    Harrisonburg

    No diploma needed

    Massanutten Technical Center, Harrisonburg · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$445
    More details about Auto Mechanics II at Massanutten Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $60
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $445

  • Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive

    Richmond Adult Technical Center

    Richmond

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Richmond Adult Technical Center, Richmond · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$600
    School website, Automotive at Richmond Adult Technical Center
    More details about Automotive at Richmond Adult Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $600

  • Automotive technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    General Auto Service Technician

    Virginia Western Community College

    Roanoke

    No diploma needed

    Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke · Automotive technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$749
    More details about General Auto Service Technician at Virginia Western Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $749

  • Automotive technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Technician

    Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC)

    Charlottesville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC), Charlottesville · Automotive technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,485
    More details about Automotive Technician at Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,485

  • Automotive technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Master AutomobileTechnician Prep

    Mountain Gateway Community College

    Clifton Forge

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mountain Gateway Community College, Clifton Forge · Automotive technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,395
    More details about Master AutomobileTechnician Prep at Mountain Gateway Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $473
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,395

  • Automotive technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Technology

    Patrick Henry Community College

    Martinsville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville · Automotive technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,785
    More details about Automotive Technology at Patrick Henry Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,175
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,785

  • Automotive technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Technician

    Tidewater Community College

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tidewater Community College, Norfolk · Automotive technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,220
    More details about Automotive Technician at Tidewater Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 23 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,220

How to pay for auto mechanic classes in Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in Virginia

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 Virginia

programs with a price cost under $1,000
7 of 18
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
4th of 34
auto mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 11
18 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 Virginia automotive program numbers come from

Which Virginia automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs Virginia 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 Virginia offers.

How Virginia 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 Virginia

Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in Virginia

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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