Automotive-technician programs in Tennessee on the federal training list, by published cost

32 programs in Tennessee’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Automotive technician (49-3023). Published costs run from $3,686 to $15,704; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.

Read this first. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

Programs on the list32

With a published cost32 of 32

With an employment figure27 of 32

Median published cost$8,774

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:32 rows

#	Published cost basis	Program (provider’s page) · credential · code	Provider · city	Length	Exited	Completed	Employed Q2 after exit	Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1	$3,686tuition + fees + supplies	Electric Vehicle Production TechnologyAdvanced Electric Vehicle Production Technician · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT JACKSONJackson 38301	32 wk · 30 hrs	—	—	—	—
2	$4,295tuition + fees + supplies	Certified Master Automotive Technician - Continuing EducationAutomobile & Light Truck (A series) through Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) · 49-3023	DYERSBURG STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEDyersburg 38024	30 wk · 40 hrs	—	—	—	—
3	$5,329tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE SERVICEA Technical Certificate Program · 49-3023	NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGEBlountville 37617	32 wk · 16 hrs	37	62%	72%	$6,577
4	$5,710tuition + fees + supplies	Automotive TechnologyAutomotive Technology · 49-2093; 49-2096; 49-3023	Tennessee College of Applied Technology -- ElizabethtonElizabethton 37643	30 wk · 40 hrs	17	88%	—	—
5	$5,714tuition + fees + supplies	Automotive TechnologyAutomotive Technician Diploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY at Henry/CarrollParis 38242	50 wk · 30 hrs	5	—	—	—
6	$6,070tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYDiploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT HARTSVILLEHartsville 37074	75 wk · 33 hrs	47	57%	79%	$7,439
7	$7,357tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYCertificate, Diploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MCKENZIEMckenzie 38201	72 wk · 30 hrs	36	39%	70%	$7,351
8	$7,411tuition + fees + supplies	Hybrid Electric VehicleHEV Automotive Apprentice Technician · 49-3023	Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern 38059	44 wk · 30 hrs	9	78%	80%	$6,147
9	$7,543tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician, Diploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ONEIDA HUNTSVILLHuntsville 37756	40 wk · 40 hrs	33	91%	57%	$5,424
10	$7,606tuition + fees + supplies	Hybrid Electric VehicleOccupational Skills Certificate/Credential · 49-3023	TCAT Upper CumberlandCrossville 38555	52 wk · 40 hrs	16	94%	56%	$8,616
11	$7,650tuition + fees + supplies	Collision Repair TechnologyDiploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT CHATTANOOGAChattanooga 37406	15 wk · 35 hrs	134	72%	82%	$7,138
12	$7,890tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive & Light Vehicle Diesel Technician, Brakes & Chassis Technician, Automotive Technician Apprentice, Automotive Service Technician, Automotive Technician, · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT LIVINGSTONLivingston 38570	90 wk · 40 hrs	71	59%	77%	$6,717
13	$7,936tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYASE · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT JACKSBOROJacksboro 37757	52 wk · 30 hrs	51	88%	82%	$6,043
14	$8,452tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician Diploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT KNOXVILLEKnoxville 37919	42 wk · 40 hrs	175	47%	81%	$7,936
15	$8,720tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYNational Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) - Multimeter 525-596 certifications · 49-2093; 49-2096; 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT HOHENWALDHohenwald 38462	62 wk · 30 hrs	68	93%	73%	$6,930
16	$8,770tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MCMINNVILLEMcminnville 37110	58 wk · 30 hrs	55	91%	79%	$8,411
17	$8,774tuition + fees + supplies	Automotive Service TechnologyAutomotive Service Technician Diploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MURFREESBOROMurfreesboro 37129	44 wk · 30 hrs	174	90%	82%	$9,483
18	$8,814tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY - DAYDiploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ELIZABETHTONElizabethton 37643	51 wk · 30 hrs	87	85%	78%	$6,695
19	$8,820tuition + fees + supplies	Automotive TechnologyAutomotive Service Excellence Certification (ASE) · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT CHATTANOOGAChattanooga 37406	15 wk · 35 hrs	176	68%	80%	$9,427
20	$9,452tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician · 49-3023	Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern 38059	58 wk · 30 hrs	66	77%	75%	$8,113
21	$9,480tuition + fees + supplies	Automotive Technician Development TrainingCertificate of completion of 16 week training · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT DICKSONDickson 37055	16 wk · 9 hrs	—	—	—	—
22	$9,823tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYOccupational Skills Certificate/Credential · 49-3023	TCAT Upper CumberlandCrossville 38555	59 wk · 30 hrs	68	68%	71%	$7,038
23	$9,904tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY - NIGHTDiploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ELIZABETHTONElizabethton 37643	96 wk · 23 hrs	31	84%	79%	$6,240
24	$10,196tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT JACKSONJackson 38301	64 wk · 30 hrs	127	67%	80%	$6,919
25	$10,208tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technology · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MORRISTOWNMorristown 37813	72 wk · 40 hrs	135	61%	81%	$7,095
26	$10,371tuition + fees + supplies	Automotive TechnologyAutomotive Technician · 49-2093; 49-2096; 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT NASHVILLENashville 37209	60 wk · 30 hrs	63	79%	86%	$9,255
27	$10,901tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician-Diploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ATHENSAthens 37371	57 wk · 30 hrs	60	83%	77%	$7,856
28	$11,631tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician Diploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT SHELBYVILLEShelbyville 37160	59 wk · 30 hrs	50	86%	87%	$8,579
29	$11,806tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYDiploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT DICKSONDickson 37055	50 wk · 30 hrs	168	74%	73%	$8,562
30	$11,918tuition + fees + supplies	DIESEL POWERED EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY - AGRICULTURE CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENTDiploma · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT ELIZABETHTONElizabethton 37643	72 wk · 30 hrs	10	60%	85%	$7,455
31	$13,043tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technology · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MEMPHISMemphis 38105	50 wk · 30 hrs	72	82%	76%	$9,029
32	$15,704tuition + fees + supplies	AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGYAutomotive Technician · 49-3023	TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT HARRIMANHarriman 37748	104 wk · 40 hrs	52	87%	76%	$6,785

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,765 programs for Tennessee in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.

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