Are you interested in building a wide range of skills to become a service technician? Do you want specialized training in areas like engine repair or transmission service?
The Automotive Technology program offers hands-on training to prepare you for a successful career in the automotive industry.
Automotive Technology at a Glance
4 months-1 year to complete1
$936-$1,980 tuition2
- Brookhaven
- Cedar Valley
- Eastfield3
2 years to complete1
$5,940 tuition2
- Brookhaven
- Cedar Valley
- Eastfield3
What Can I Study?
I Want to Go to Work
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Workforce Certificates
- Basic Automotive Attendant $936 2 months
- Electric Vehicle Service $936 2 months
- Electronics and Climate Controls Technician $2,880 4 months
- Engine Repair and Performance Technician $2,880 4 months
- Preventive Maintenance Technician $2,808 4 months
- Transmission Service Technician $2,880 4 months
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Credit Certificates
- Chassis Service Technician Certificate $1,782 4 months
- Chassis Service Technician Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- Electronics and Climate Controls Technician Certificate $1,782 8 months
- Electronics and Climate Controls Technician Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- Engine Repair and Performance Technician Certificate $1,980 8 months
- Engine Repair and Performance Technician Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- High Performance Modification Certificate $1,980 8 months
- Transmission Service Technician Certificate $1,782 8 months
- Transmission Service Technician Occupational Skills Award $1,089 4 months
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Associate Degrees
- Automotive Career Technician A.A.S. $5,940 2 years
- Dealership-Sponsored Technician A.A.S. $5,940 2 years
- Honda Professional Automotive Career Training A.A.S. $5,940 2 years
- Toyota Technician-Training and Education Network A.A.S. $5,940 2 years
Can I Get a Job?
Dallas College offers a variety of certificates and degrees to help you gain the skills you need to start working right away.
- These credentials are often considered Career and Technical Education (CTE).
- These credentials are established with the assistance and cooperation of representatives from local business, to meet local and regional employment needs.
- Higher level certificates and degrees will typically lead to a higher salary in the workforce.
- Workforce (CE) Certificates can often be completed faster than traditional credit certificates but typically do not offer college credit.
- Level 1, Level 2, Enhanced Skills certificates and others, offer college credit and are often stackable to help you build skills as you work towards an Associate Degree.
- Workforce credentials may give you college credit at Dallas College, but they may not transfer to other colleges or universities.
If you're unsure if this is the right path for you, you can talk to a Pathway Specialist for advice.
Pathway Specialist
- 972-669-6400
- PathwaySpecialist@DallasCollege.edu
What Can I Earn? Will There Be Plenty of Jobs?
With knowledge about modern cars and engines, and how to repair them, you will have job skills that are always in need. Check out a few of the incredible career opportunities you’ll be ready for. Your future starts here!
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
$26/hr
Median Salary
506
Job Openings
+12%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Speaking
- Operation and Control
Automotive Engineering Technicians
$35/hr
Median Salary
51
Job Openings
+16%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Quality Control Analysis
- Writing
- Operations Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Monitoring
Automotive Engineers
$50/hr
Median Salary
477
Job Openings
+20%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Speaking
- Systems Evaluation
- Active Listening
- Systems Analysis
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
$23/hr
Median Salary
2203
Job Openings
+12%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Operation and Control
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
All jobs data gathered for Dallas/Fort Worth. Source: Dallas College Labor Market Intelligence and Lightcast4.
“The labs I worked in at Dallas College had all of the latest equipment, and that’s what I learned on. I think that my advanced training is part of what helped me move up the career ladder; I just knew a lot more than most of my peers because of my training.” Read Rodney Taylor's story.
School of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology
Please review current job openings and contact your advisor to review your options. All data gathered for Dallas/Fort Worth.
Source: Dallas College Labor Market Intelligence
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1Length of time is based on catalog degree plans. Prerequisites may be required, which are not included in this estimate. For most programs, full-time student status is assumed, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
2Cost is based on tuition rates for program hours for Dallas County residents. The price of most required learning materials (books, software, supplies, etc.) is included with the price of tuition. Visit our Paying for College site to learn more about cost, financial aid, scholarships and more.
3Each location offers a unique combination of certificate and degree options. Not all degree and certificate offerings are available for admission/start at all campuses every semester.
4A portion of Lightcast’s data comes from O*NET Online by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Lightcast has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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