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Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Southwest University at El Paso

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

Southwest University at El Paso is in El Paso, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 40 vehicle maintenance & repair degrees were granted at Southwest University at El Paso.

Online Class Availability at Southwest University at El Paso

Online coursework is an option at Southwest University at El Paso. Among 2,130 students, 144 (7%) studied exclusively online and 1,986 (93%) took at least some classes online.

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings at Southwest University at El Paso

Use these rankings to compare Southwest University at El Paso’s Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#36 of 44
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#43 of 44
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#56 of 70
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#68 of 69
Best Value	Nationwide	#527 of 605
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#593 of 600

Earnings for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Graduates from Southwest University at El Paso

Students who complete Southwest University at El Paso’s Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,433
2 years	$25,826
3 years	$31,456
4 years	$33,755
5 years	$34,193

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates from Southwest University at El Paso earn a median of $33,755, compared with $29,348 for all Southwest University at El Paso graduates — about 15% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates from Southwest University at El Paso is $20,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates at Southwest University at El Paso, by degree type.

Program-wide, Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates at Southwest University at El Paso are 10% women (4) and 90% men (36).

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program at Southwest University at El Paso

Among the 40 associate’s vehicle maintenance & repair graduates at Southwest University at El Paso, 10% were women (4) and 90% were men (36).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Vehicle Maintenance & Repair associate’s degree recipients at Southwest University at El Paso.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	35
Black / African American	3

Minority students account for 95% of Vehicle Maintenance & Repair associate’s degree recipients at Southwest University at El Paso, 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 Southwest University at El Paso

This Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at Southwest University at El Paso offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Automotive Mechanics Technology	25
Heavy Vehicle & Truck Maintenance	15

Top-Paying Careers for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Graduates

Those who complete Vehicle Maintenance & Repair program at Southwest University at El Paso work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair graduates, 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.