Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Wilkes Community College

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

Wilkes Community College is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina and approximately 2,435 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 23 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.

 

Wilkes 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

Wilkes Community College Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

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Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at Wilkes Community College

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

Wilkes Community College Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in vehicle repair only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at Wilkes Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in vehicle repair at Wilkes Community College are white. Around 74% 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 Wilkes Community College with a associate's in vehicle repair.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Wilkes Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	89
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician	89
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	45

Related Majors

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 Wilkes 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.