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Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics

If you plan to study vehicle maintenance and repair, take a look at what Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PIA is located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 567. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 33 students received their associate's degree in vehicle repair.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair section at the bottom of this page.

PIA Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Vehicle Repair

PIA Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

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Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at PIA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the vehicle repair majors at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics.

PIA Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

18% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in vehicle repair only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at PIA may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in vehicle repair at PIA are white. Around 70% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics with a associate's in vehicle repair.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

If you plan to be a vehicle repair major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	33

Careers That Vehicle Repair Grads May Go Into

A degree in vehicle repair can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	30,390	$40,580
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	19,800	$71,190
Bus and Truck Mechanics	13,260	$46,960
Automotive Body Repairers	7,260	$46,080
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	2,720	$66,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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