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Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Dallas College

If you plan to study Vehicle Maintenance & Repair, you may want to check out the program at Dallas College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dallas College is located in Dallas, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 936 vehicle maintenance & repair graduations were recorded at Dallas College.

Online & Distance Learning at Dallas College

Many students take online classes at Dallas College. Among 69,749 students, 26,959 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 19,469 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Graduates from Dallas College

Students who complete Dallas College’s Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$33,652
3 years	$38,703
4 years	$46,419
5 years	$51,736

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates from Dallas College take home a median $46,419, compared with $43,885 for all Dallas College graduates — about 6% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates from Dallas College stands at $8,734.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates at Dallas College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates at Dallas College are 5% women (47) and 95% men (889).

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program at Dallas College

Among the 95 associate’s vehicle maintenance & repair degrees awarded at Dallas College, 6% were women (6) and 94% were men (89).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Vehicle Maintenance & Repair associate’s degree recipients at Dallas College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	62
Black / African American	11
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 79% of Vehicle Maintenance & Repair associate’s degree recipients at Dallas College, higher than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Concentrations at Dallas College

This Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at Dallas College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Collision & Repair Technology	133
Automotive Mechanics Technology	768
Diesel Mechanics Technology	21
Small Engine Mechanics Technology	5
Motorcycle Maintenance Technology	9

Highest-Paying Careers for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Graduates

Students who finish Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at Dallas College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$85,639
Motorcycle Mechanics	$83,695
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$77,835
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$76,815
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$63,098
Bicycle Repairers	$63,050
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$61,541
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$56,998
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$55,957
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$50,761

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.