School of Automotive Machinists & Technology
Houston, Texas · Website
$57,529
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,529
median earnings, 10 years after starting
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a for-profit 2-year college in Houston, Texas with 88 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $28,242 a year. It admits 69% of applicants and 93% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $57,529 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,242
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
69%
US median 78%
Completion rate
93%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,529
Rank 932 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,242
- Cost of attendance
- $33,348
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,167
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,178
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,770
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $32,175
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,348
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 69%
- Undergraduates
- 88
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 2.3%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 93%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 3
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 932 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,242 | $18,447 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,940 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 69% | 84% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 93% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $10,667 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,526 | $32,765 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,529 | $38,474 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
3 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 109 | $9,500 | $30,420 | $49,844 | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 23 | $16,354 | $43,065 | $51,062 | $48,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,424 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does School of Automotive Machinists & Technology cost?
$28,242 a year is the average net price at School of Automotive Machinists & Technology after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,348. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,167 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at School of Automotive Machinists & Technology?
69% of applicants are admitted to School of Automotive Machinists & Technology. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do School of Automotive Machinists & Technology graduates earn?
$57,529 a year is the median pay of former School of Automotive Machinists & Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,526 after 6 years). That ranks 932 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Precision Metal Working (Certificate) at $43,065.
How much student debt do School of Automotive Machinists & Technology graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of School of Automotive Machinists & Technology graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 24% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at School of Automotive Machinists & Technology?
93% of first-time, full-time students at School of Automotive Machinists & Technology finish within 3 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at School of Automotive Machinists & Technology?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (109 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (23 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (6 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 3 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.