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Auto mechanic schools in Mississippi
Mississippi has 15 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in Mississippi, expect to start around $28,650–$32,630 and reach a median of $37,820 with experience; the top quarter earn $55,000 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,193 in their first year, against $33,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What automotive service technicians and mechanics earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,410 employed in Mississippi. National median: $50,620.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BoonevilleClarksdaleDecaturEllisvilleFultonGoodmanMeridianMoorheadPerkinstonPoplarvilleRaymondScoobaSenatobiaSummitWesson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 20 | $35,324 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 86 | $34,290 | $7,483 | 43% | not reported |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Summit | Public | 4 | $30,857 | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 62 | $28,193 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | Public | 14 | $27,123 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 58 | $26,307 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public | 5 | $23,663 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| East Central Community College | Decatur | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.