Automotive Collision Repair · California
California colleges that awarded Automotive Collision Repair credentials
22 colleges in California reported conferring Automotive Collision Repair credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2024-25, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 15 awarded a degree, and 7 awarded only a certificate. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.
Colleges and what they awarded
Largest first by credentials conferred in 2024-25. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.
| College | Credentials awarded | Highest level |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California | 65 | Certificate only |
| Compton College | 41 | Degree |
| Cypress College | 35 | Degree |
| Modesto Junior College | 34 | Degree |
| Cerritos College | 30 | Degree |
| Oxnard College | 22 | Degree |
| Riverside City College | 21 | Degree |
| El Camino Community College District | 20 | Degree |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | 20 | Degree |
| Fresno City College | 17 | Degree |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | 16 | Certificate only |
| College of Alameda | 13 | Degree |
| San Joaquin Delta College | 12 | Certificate only |
| Contra Costa College | 11 | Degree |
| Allan Hancock College | 10 | Degree |
| San Bernardino Valley College | 10 | Degree |
| Los Medanos College | 7 | Certificate only |
| American River College | 6 | Certificate only |
| Palomar College | 6 | Degree |
| College of Marin | 4 | Certificate only |
| City College of San Francisco | 3 | Degree |
| Cuesta College | 3 | Certificate only |
How much of this field is in California
- Credentials awarded
- 406
- Share of U.S. total
- 10%
- Colleges awarding it
- 22
- Awarding a degree
- 15
California colleges conferred 406 Automotive Collision Repair credentials in 2024-25, which is 10% of the 3,963 conferred across the 40 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 22 colleges here, 15 awarded a degree and 7 awarded only a certificate. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.
What level those credentials were
- Certificates: 87%, 353 credentials.
- Associate: 13%, 53 credentials.
Most Automotive Collision Repair credentials awarded in California were certificates. The mix here is close to the national pattern for this field. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.
We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?
How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 16% of California’s Automotive Collision Repair credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.
What these California colleges cost
Median net price across the 16 of these 22 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Automotive Collision Repair program specifically, and not a quote for any family.
- 0-30k
- $4,983
- 30-48k
- $5,166
- 48-75k
- $8,089
- 75-110k
- $11,015
- 110k+
- $10,062
A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $4,983 at these colleges, against $10,062 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every California college by income band.
What this evidence does and does not prove
This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.
How this list was built
From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.
This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in California — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?
What Automotive Collision Repair graduates go on to do
Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Automotive Collision Repair, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.
| Occupation | Median pay | Openings / yr | Most entrants hold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,590 | 15,800 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | $51,680 | 14,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | $47,260 | 1,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage | $76,650 | 500 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.
Questions about Automotive Collision Repair in California
- How many colleges in California awarded Automotive Collision Repair credentials?
- 22 colleges in California reported conferring Automotive Collision Repair credentials to the federal IPEDS completions collection in 2024-25, 15 of them a degree rather than only a certificate. Together they awarded 406 credentials in the fields covered.
- Does this mean these colleges currently offer Automotive Collision Repair?
- Not necessarily. Completions record credentials already awarded, so they confirm a program ran and graduated students. They do not confirm it is still admitting. Every college here also awarded in the prior year, which makes a closed program less likely, but confirm directly with the institution before it affects where you apply.
- Is a college missing from this list?
- Possibly. A new program with no graduates yet does not appear, and CampusPin matches the federal classification exactly rather than guessing, so a college filing under a neighbouring code is absent. Absence is never evidence a program does not exist.