Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Vehicle Repair (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Vehicle Repair (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Vehicle Repair
• Bachelor’s Degree in Vehicle Repair

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the vehicle repair progam at RHCCD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The vehicle repair major at RHCCD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Most Focused Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools	104
Most Popular Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools	159
Most Focused Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Basic Certificate Trade Schools	261
Most Focused Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Trade Schools	352
Most Focused Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Trade Schools	576
Most Focused Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	636

Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at RHCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the vehicle repair majors at Rio Hondo College.

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in vehicle repair only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in vehicle repair graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Hondo College with a associate's in vehicle repair.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in vehicle repair from RHCCD in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its vehicle repair bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Hondo College with a bachelor's in vehicle repair.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RHCCD also has a doctoral program available in vehicle repair. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

The following vehicle repair concentations are available at Rio Hondo College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	55
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician	30

Related Majors

• Electronics Maintenance & Repair
• Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	38,870	$80,650
Bus and Truck Mechanics	21,320	$56,830
Automotive Body Repairers	14,100	$51,320
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	12,920	$70,750

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.