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Auto mechanic schools in Tennessee

Tennessee has 26 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in Tennessee, expect to start around $34,820–$38,300 and reach a median of $50,290 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,790 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,062 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 Tennessee

$34,820starting (10th percentile)
$38,300early career (25th)
$50,290median, all experience
$63,790experienced (75th)
$79,930top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 16,210 employed in Tennessee. National median: $50,620.

Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned

26campuses in Tennessee
948credentials awarded / yr
$28,062median earnings, yr 1 (Tennessee)
$33,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AthensBlountvilleCrossvilleCrumpDicksonElizabethtonHarrimanHartsvilleHohenwaldHuntsvilleJacksboroJacksonKnoxvilleLivingstonMcKenzieMcMinnvilleMemphisMorristownMurfreesboroNashvilleNewbernParisShelbyville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville Nashville for-profit 398 $36,867 $12,000 68% $37,798
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman Public 12 $35,343 not reported 69% $17,732
Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis Public 9 $34,043 not reported 19% not reported
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern Public 21 $31,966 not reported 69% $14,677
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis Public 31 $30,817 not reported 55% $18,418
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville Public 21 $30,599 not reported 70% $21,109
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville Public 18 $30,332 not reported 81% $13,470
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville Public 55 $30,017 not reported 71% $23,962
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville Public 11 $26,108 not reported 74% $20,130
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown Public 34 $25,768 not reported 80% $20,297
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson Public 41 $24,914 not reported 80% $14,864
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton Public 26 $24,597 not reported 81% $13,540
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie McKenzie Public 6 $24,457 not reported not reported not reported
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro Public 20 $23,495 not reported 84% $19,651
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald Public 12 $23,173 not reported 65% $18,463
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville Crossville Public 25 $22,389 not reported 84% $18,949
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro Public 78 not reported not reported 76% $12,415
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson Public 40 not reported not reported 75% $19,950
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville Public 18 not reported not reported 83% $12,458
Northeast State Community College Blountville Public 14 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens Athens Public 13 not reported not reported 95% $21,762
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston Public 11 not reported not reported 78% $17,685
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris Public 10 not reported not reported 75% $16,418
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville Public 10 not reported not reported 67% $17,680
William R Moore College of Technology Memphis non-profit 8 not reported not reported 50% not reported
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump Crump Public 6 not reported not reported 63% $9,355

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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