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Auto mechanic schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 28 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $35,600–$40,010 and reach a median of $49,800 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,780 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $32,506 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 Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 29,400 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $50,620.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AltoonaBethlehemBristolExtonHarrisburgIndianaJohnstownLancasterLeesportLiverpoolMediaNanticokeNew CastlePhiladelphiaPittsburghPleasant GapScrantonUniontownWarminsterWilliamsportWillow StreetYork
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | Public college | 73 | $40,783 | $12,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh | Public community college | 16 | $40,599 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Rosedale Technical College | Pittsburgh | non-profit career college | 93 | $39,512 | $12,000 | 81% | not reported |
| Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc | Exton | for-profit career college | 342 | $37,936 | $14,735 | 63% | $30,648 |
| Johnson College | Scranton | non-profit career college | 12 | $37,425 | $12,000 | 55% | not reported |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | Lancaster | Public technical college | 29 | $37,027 | $10,610 | 71% | not reported |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology | Pleasant Gap | Public technical college | 7 | $34,622 | not reported | 95% | $15,817 |
| Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem | Public community college | 22 | $33,939 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Automotive Training Center-Exton | Exton | for-profit career school | 146 | $32,506 | $15,461 | 68% | $20,681 |
| Automotive Training Center-Warminster | Warminster | for-profit career school | 86 | $32,506 | $15,461 | 68% | $20,262 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia | Philadelphia | for-profit career college | 145 | $32,355 | $13,062 | 58% | $31,905 |
| New Castle School of Trades | New Castle | for-profit career school | 42 | $31,997 | $11,087 | 76% | $15,355 |
| Pennco Tech-Bristol | Bristol | for-profit career school | 59 | $28,637 | $9,924 | 84% | $24,141 |
| Philadelphia Technician Training | Philadelphia | non-profit career school | 46 | $22,833 | $9,500 | 50% | $28,663 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg | Public community college | 41 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Delaware County Community College | Media | Public community college | 19 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute | Liverpool | for-profit career college | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Public community college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center | Johnstown | Public technical college | 14 | not reported | not reported | 79% | $19,100 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | York | Public technical college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 90% | $17,765 |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute | Johnstown | non-profit career college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 86% | not reported |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Willow Street | Public technical college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 91% | $22,146 |
| Berks Career & Technology Center | Leesport | Public technical college | 4 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $23,912 |
| Luzerne County Community College | Nanticoke | Public community college | 4 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Altoona | Public technical college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $22,232 |
| Indiana County Technology Center | Indiana | Public technical college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $24,599 |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program | Uniontown | Public technical college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $30,669 |
| RCS/AMS Race Car Service of America/Automotive Machinist Sch | Pittsburgh | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is 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.