Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Wake Technical Community College

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

Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 21,760 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 32 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.

 

Wake Technical Community College 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

Wake Technical Community College Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at Wake Technical Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the vehicle repair majors at Wake Technical Community College.

Wake Technical Community College Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in vehicle repair at Wake Technical Community College are white. Around 56% 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 Wake Technical Community College with a associate's in vehicle repair.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wake Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	138
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician	52
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	2

Related Majors

• Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance
• Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration

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 NC, the home state for Wake Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	22,610	$41,620
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	16,410	$67,030
Bus and Truck Mechanics	8,830	$45,310
Automotive Body Repairers	4,990	$50,950
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	4,150	$60,820

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.