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Auto mechanic classes in North Carolina

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

26 schools offer these automotive programs, and North Carolina 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 Federal rules require anyone paid to repair or service a car's air conditioning to be trained and certified by an EPA-approved program, which ends with a test.2

In North Carolina, 4 of the 33 programs take students without a high school diploma, 27 ask for a diploma or equivalent, 1 asks for earlier courses first and 1 asks for an associate degree.

By kind, the 33 programs here are automotive technician (associate degree, 15 programs), automotive technician (14 programs), maintenance and light repair (2 programs) and single-system course (2 programs).

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How much do auto mechanic classes cost in North Carolina?

Certificates and short courses (18 programs)
$642 to $3,648most of them, usually 18 to 66 weeks long
Two-year degrees (15 programs)
$5,282 to $6,040most of them, usually 72 to 80 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
37%
Working 6 months later
68%
Earned a year, estimated
about $32,400
Length
32 to 80 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 North Carolina may also offer auto mechanic classes. How these figures are made

Are there free auto mechanic classes in North Carolina?

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

All 33 auto mechanic programs in North Carolina approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for auto mechanic classes in North Carolina

WIOA funding can pay for auto mechanic classes in North Carolina

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.78

GI Bill for auto mechanic classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Auto mechanic classes in North Carolina

programs with a price cost under $2,000
9 of 33
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
11th of 34
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
13 of 22
auto mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 10
33 vs 10

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).

Auto mechanic classes in Winston-Salem, Wilmington, Greensboro and other North Carolina cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 14 more programs are in 11 other areas, 5 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in North Carolina

How auto mechanic classes compare with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in North Carolina

Where the North Carolina automotive program numbers come from

Which North Carolina automotive programs are on this list?

These are the automotive programs North Carolina 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).10 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 North Carolina offers.

How the prices and results of North Carolina automotive programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about auto mechanic classes in North Carolina

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  2. US Environmental Protection Agency: Section 609 Technician Training and Certification Programs
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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