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