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College of Alameda
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,258 · Average net price: $294
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Automotive & Diesel Technician programs in California
There are 100 automotive & diesel technician programs at 100 schools in California in federal College Scorecard data. 79 are at public schools; 97 offer a certificate and 83 an associate degree. Median school-wide tuition and fees: $1,334 a year (from 99 schools reporting). Median earnings one year after finishing: $39,009 (17 programs reporting). Most programs are in Sacramento (5), Bakersfield (3), Fresno (3). We also track 4 scholarships that cover this trade. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (Oct 2026 release). Program lists show certificate and associate programs reported to the Department; schools that don't take federal aid may be missing.
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- Fresno 3
- Sacramento 5
All programs (100)
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Bakersfield College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,450 · Average net price: $4,330
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California Aeronautical University
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $39,972 · Average net price: $46,310
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UEI College-Bakersfield
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,500 · Average net price: $33,327 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $21,768
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Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,365 · Average net price: $9,288
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Barstow Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,104 · Average net price: $7,373
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Palo Verde College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,288 · Average net price: $23,756
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Southwestern College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,356 · Average net price: $5,663
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UEI College-Chula Vista
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,500 · Average net price: $36,023
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CET-Colton
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,375 · Average net price: $22,471 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $26,997
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Compton College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,142 · Average net price: $22,662
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Orange Coast College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,222 · Average net price: $1,850
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West Los Angeles College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,238 · Average net price: $5,238
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De Anza College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,577 · Average net price: $3,801
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Cypress College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,150 · Average net price: $759
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Cuyamaca College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,340 · Average net price: $7,178
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College of the Redwoods
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,198 · Average net price: $20,206
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Solano Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,172 · Average net price: $2,905
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Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,757 · Average net price: $29,245 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $50,396
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Fresno City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,334 · Average net price: $3,839
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San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $26,978 · Average net price: $28,609 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $54,937
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UEI College-Fresno
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,900 · Average net price: $30,755 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $21,768
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Fullerton College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,150 · Average net price: $1,302
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UEI College-Garden Grove
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,500 · Average net price: $31,051
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UEI College-Gardena
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,500 · Average net price: $33,175 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $27,015
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Gavilan College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,444 · Average net price: $22,074
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Citrus College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,254 · Average net price: $850
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Chabot College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,334 · Average net price: $9,873
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Golden West College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,202 · Average net price: Not reported
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UEI College-Huntington Park
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,900 · Average net price: $29,961
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Imperial Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,148 · Average net price: $1,562
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Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $48,666 · Average net price: $35,589 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $45,075
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Irvine Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,156 · Average net price: $21,874
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Copper Mountain Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,390 · Average net price: $9,404
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College of Marin
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,558 · Average net price: $23,388
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Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,305 · Average net price: $3,294
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Antelope Valley Community College District
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,124 · Average net price: $85
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Las Positas College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,348 · Average net price: $22,259
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Long Beach City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,560 · Average net price: $1,192
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Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $45,800 · Average net price: $31,974 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,375
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Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,238 · Average net price: $3,531 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $36,508
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Yuba College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,128 · Average net price: $691
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Merced College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,202 · Average net price: $714
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Saddleback College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,156 · Average net price: $23,913
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Modesto Junior College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,276 · Average net price: $5,954
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Monterey Peninsula College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,188 · Average net price: $35,126
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East Los Angeles College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,238 · Average net price: $3,737
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Cerritos College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,364 · Average net price: $1,577
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MiraCosta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,158 · Average net price: $5,146
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UEI College-Oceanside
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,500 · Average net price: $33,307
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Butte College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,374 · Average net price: $4,734
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Oxnard College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,416 · Average net price: Not reported
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College of the Desert
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,326 · Average net price: $17,769
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Pasadena City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,180 · Average net price: $16,993
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Los Medanos College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,128 · Average net price: $25,231
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Diablo Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,128 · Average net price: $710
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Chaffey College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,184 · Average net price: $24,504
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Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $58,300 · Average net price: $28,050 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,375
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Shasta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,199 · Average net price: $7,225
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Reedley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,334 · Average net price: $6,055
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Riverside City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,428 · Average net price: $24,678
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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $42,880 · Average net price: $37,157 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $42,629
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Sierra College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,448 · Average net price: $27,774
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American River College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,288 · Average net price: $5,730
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Cosumnes River College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,288 · Average net price: $3,676
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Sacramento City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,288 · Average net price: $5,713
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UEI College-Sacramento
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $19,900 · Average net price: $31,166 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $27,015
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Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $45,390 · Average net price: $31,551 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $37,003
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Hartnell College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,404 · Average net price: Not reported
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San Bernardino Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,185 · Average net price: $17,782
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Skyline College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,332 · Average net price: $616
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San Diego Miramar College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,154 · Average net price: $21,008 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $39,009
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Academy of Art University
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $32,224 · Average net price: $41,747
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City College of San Francisco
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,696 · Average net price: $5,852
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Mt San Jacinto Community College District
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,451 · Average net price: $8,198
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CET-San Jose
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $16,375 · Average net price: $21,150 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $26,997
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Evergreen Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,366 · Average net price: $9,375
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Cuesta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,350 · Average net price: $5,891
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Palomar College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,356 · Average net price: $1,839
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Contra Costa College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,128 · Average net price: $25,657
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Santa Ana College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,188 · Average net price: $7,224
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Santa Barbara City College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,242 · Average net price: $2,684
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Mission College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,438 · Average net price: $4,223
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College of the Canyons
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,170 · Average net price: $19,542
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Allan Hancock College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,158 · Average net price: $3,975
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Santa Rosa Junior College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,318 · Average net price: $6,765
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West Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): Not reported · Average net price: $1,033
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Columbia College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,276 · Average net price: $9,054
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San Joaquin Delta College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,180 · Average net price: $2,451
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Lassen Community College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,144 · Average net price: $13,459
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El Camino Community College District
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,156 · Average net price: $13,761
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Mendocino College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,414 · Average net price: $11,640
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Ventura College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,416 · Average net price: Not reported
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Victor Valley College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,449 · Average net price: $1,182 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $40,033
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College of the Sequoias
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,394 · Average net price: $1,096
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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $22,404 · Average net price: $30,383 · Median earnings 1 yr after: $54,937
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Mt San Antonio College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,364 · Average net price: $1,676
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UEI College-West Covina
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $21,500 · Average net price: $31,276
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Rio Hondo College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,388 · Average net price: $15,389
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Los Angeles Pierce College
Tuition & fees (school-wide, per year): $1,238 · Average net price: $3,150
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Frequently asked questions
How many automotive & diesel technician programs are in California?
We found 100 certificate or associate programs at 100 schools in California in College Scorecard data, 79 of them at public schools.
What are the lowest-tuition automotive & diesel technician programs in California?
By school-wide yearly tuition and fees: Barstow Community College (Barstow, $1,104); Antelope Valley Community College District (Lancaster, $1,124); Yuba College (Marysville, $1,128). Program costs can differ, so ask each school for the program's total cost.
Where does this data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which lists programs at schools that take part in federal student aid. Confirm details, licensing and current enrollment with the school.