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Auto mechanic schools in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 29 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in Oklahoma, expect to start around $29,410–$36,110 and reach a median of $46,560 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,260 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $31,767 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 Oklahoma

$29,410starting (10th percentile)
$36,110early career (25th)
$46,560median, all experience
$64,260experienced (75th)
$81,480top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,870 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $50,620.

Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned

29campuses in Oklahoma
1,301credentials awarded / yr
$31,767median earnings, yr 1 (Oklahoma)
$33,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AdaAltusAlvaArdmoreBurns FlatChoctawDrumrightDuncanEl RenoEnidFort CobbLawtonMcAlesterMidwest CityMuskogeeNormanOklahoma CityOkmulgeeOmegaPonca CityPryorShawneeStillwaterTulsaWayneWoodward

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee Public university 26 $55,998 $11,000 not reported not reported
Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City Public technical college 40 $44,531 $12,000 35% $11,478
Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee Public technical college 60 $39,425 not reported 90% $9,922
Francis Tuttle Technology Center Oklahoma City Public technical college 114 $33,077 not reported 52% $16,058
Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa Public technical college 205 $30,457 not reported 81% $11,412
Oklahoma Technical College Tulsa non-profit career college 38 $27,513 $13,125 73% $32,433
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester McAlester Public technical college 42 $26,507 not reported 45% $9,685
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee Public technical college 175 $15,222 not reported 100% $14,348
Northeast Technology Center Pryor Public technical college 107 not reported not reported 97% $15,385
Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno Public technical college 64 not reported not reported 71% $17,866
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore Public technical college 63 not reported not reported 83% $18,766
Moore Norman Technology Center Norman Public technical college 51 not reported not reported 91% not reported
Mid-America Technology Center Wayne Public technical college 42 not reported not reported 100% not reported
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Choctaw Public technical college 35 not reported not reported 92% $11,912
Red River Technology Center Duncan Public technical college 35 not reported not reported 53% not reported
Central Technology Center Drumright Public technical college 28 not reported not reported 85% $7,169
Mid-Del Technology Center Midwest City Public technical college 23 not reported not reported 71% $14,525
Meridian Technology Center Stillwater Public technical college 19 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Autry Technology Center Enid Public technical college 17 not reported not reported 75% not reported
High Plains Technology Center Woodward Public technical college 17 not reported not reported 80% $12,228
Northwest Technology Center-Alva Alva Public technical college 15 not reported not reported 77% not reported
Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City Public community college 15 not reported not reported 27% not reported
Western Technology Center Burns Flat Public technical college 15 not reported not reported 74% $5,114
Pontotoc Technology Center Ada Public technical college 14 not reported not reported 83% $14,683
Great Plains Technology Center Lawton Public technical college 13 not reported not reported 95% $12,801
Southwest Technology Center Altus Public technical college 12 not reported not reported 78% $17,326
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center Fort Cobb Public technical college 9 not reported not reported 68% $5,417
Pioneer Technology Center Ponca City Public technical college 5 not reported not reported 73% $14,464
Chisholm Trail Technology Center Omega Public technical college 2 not reported not reported 71% 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.

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