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Automotive-technician programs in Wisconsin on the federal training list, by published cost
46 programs in Wisconsin’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Automotive technician (49-3023). Published costs run from $699 to $18,123; 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.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $699 | Automotive Quick Service Technician | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 255 | 100% | 63% | $6,286 |
| 2 | $2,017 | Automotive Under Car Technician | Gateway Technical College | 15 wk · 25 hrs | 120 | 100% | 75% | $7,584 |
| 3 | $2,398 | Lube Technician | Northcentral Technical College | 16 wk · 20 hrs | 10 | 100% | — | — |
| 4 | $3,083 | Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair | Waukesha County Technical College | 32 wk · 30 hrs | 160 | 89% | 88% | $8,275 |
| 5 | $3,330 | Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair Technician | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 109 | 90% | 88% | $6,566 |
| 6 | $3,775 | Automotive Service Technician - Level 2 | Western Technical College | 30 wk · 23 hrs | 69 | 93% | 79% | $5,385 |
| 7 | $4,625 | Automotive Service Technician | Northcentral Technical College | 32 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $4,628 | GM Express Service Technician | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 33 | 97% | 100% | $7,561 |
| 9 | $4,984 | Auto Maintenance Technician | Moraine Park Technical College | competency-based | 63 | 37% | 77% | $10,304 |
| 10 | $5,456 | Auto Collision Repair and Finish Technician | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 32 wk · 19 hrs | 137 | 36% | 72% | $8,230 |
| 11 | $6,183 | Automotive Maintenance Technician | Gateway Technical College | 30 wk · 15 hrs | 239 | 33% | 66% | $8,584 |
| 12 | $6,411 | Automotive Maintenance Technician | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 35 wk · 24 hrs | 98 | 66% | 70% | $7,376 |
| 13 | $6,579 | GM Service Technician | Waukesha County Technical College | 52 wk · 30 hrs | 26 | 85% | 95% | $12,674 |
| 14 | $6,607 | Auto Maintenance Technician | Waukesha County Technical College | 72 wk · 30 hrs | 134 | 80% | 89% | $11,003 |
| 15 | $7,053 | Automotive Service Technician | Nicolet College | competency-based | 36 | 39% | 84% | $7,434 |
| 16 | $7,400 | Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Techinician | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | 24 wk · 40 hrs | 34 | 82% | 74% | $8,995 |
| 17 | $8,422 | Automotive Maintenance Technician | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | 32 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $8,712 | Automotive Maintenance Technician Diploma | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 48 wk · 24 hrs | 435 | 39% | 72% | $8,554 |
| 19 | $8,772 | Automotive Technology - General | Waukesha County Technical College | 64 wk · 30 hrs | 68 | 60% | 86% | $10,762 |
| 20 | $8,799 | Automotive Technician | Blackhawk Technical College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | 93 | 22% | 62% | $9,132 |
| 21 | $8,810 | Automotive Technology-GM ASEP | Waukesha County Technical College | 64 wk · 30 hrs | 31 | 55% | 95% | $9,963 |
| 22 | $9,028 | Automotive Technician | Western Technical College | 75 wk · 23 hrs | 93 | 59% | 75% | $9,574 |
| 23 | $9,428 | Automotive and Light Duty Truck Technician | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 51 | 76% | 88% | $10,705 |
| 24 | $9,516 | Automotive Technology | Moraine Park Technical College | competency-based | 52 | 31% | 81% | $11,944 |
| 25 | $9,592 | Automotive Technician | Northcentral Technical College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | 35 | 46% | 71% | $9,076 |
| 26 | $10,486 | Automotive Technician | Madison Area Technical College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | 185 | 61% | 78% | $9,999 |
| 27 | $10,569 | Automotive Technician Imports | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 34 | 68% | 92% | $10,027 |
| 28 | $10,569 | Automotive Technician | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $10,612 | Automotive Technology Imports | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 29 | 52% | 85% | $9,447 |
| 30 | $11,360 | Automotive Technician | Mid-State Technical College | 64 wk · 15 hrs | 77 | 48% | 84% | $7,534 |
| 31 | $11,648 | Automotive Technology | Northcentral Technical College | 64 wk · 22 hrs | 32 | 50% | 80% | $11,421 |
| 32 | $11,887 | Automotive Technician | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 66 wk · 20 hrs | 54 | 83% | 85% | $11,058 |
| 33 | $12,141 | Automotive Technology- Comprehensive | Madison Area Technical College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $12,202 | Automotive Technology | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 80 | 56% | 88% | $8,523 |
| 35 | $12,257 | Diesel Heavy Equipment Technology | Madison Area Technical College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $12,414 | Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing Technician | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 44 | 52% | 91% | $9,135 |
| 37 | $13,020 | Automotive Technician | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 50 | 60% | 70% | $9,875 |
| 38 | $13,104 | Automotive Technician | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | 64 wk · 13 hrs | 160 | 76% | 75% | $10,553 |
| 39 | $13,274 | Automotive Service Technician | Northwood Technical College | 32 wk · 28 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $13,821 | Diesel Technician | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 80 wk · 23 hrs | 67 | 73% | 82% | $13,009 |
| 41 | $14,162 | Automotive Technology - Comprehensive | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 64 wk · 19 hrs | 166 | 33% | 73% | $10,647 |
| 42 | $14,825 | Automotive Technician | Nicolet College | competency-based | 33 | 24% | 86% | $8,320 |
| 43 | $14,992 | Automotive Technology GM ASEP | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 47 | 68% | 90% | $11,303 |
| 44 | $15,296 | Automotive Technology | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | 90 wk · 16 hrs | 21 | 81% | 82% | $11,102 |
| 45 | $17,573 | Automotive Technology | Gateway Technical College | 70 wk · 15 hrs | 184 | 34% | 69% | $9,124 |
| 46 | $18,123 | Automotive Technician | Northwood Technical College | 64 wk · 28 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,170 programs for Wisconsin 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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