Georgia contains 36 schools that offer automotive and mechanics programs. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, the highest-ranking automotive and mechanics school in GA, has a total student population of 20,291 and is the 66th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 36 automotive and mechanics schools in Georgia, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta comes out as the most expensive ($41,647/yr), with Bainbridge College as the lowest recorded at only $2,087/yr.
Automotive and Mechanics students from Georgia schools who go on to become automotive mechanics, automotive engineers, automotive technicians, mechanics, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 606,990 people working as automotive service technicians and mechanics alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,880. Also, Automotive body and related repairers make on average $41,020 per year and there are about 133,290 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Georgia alone, there are 4,180 employed automotive body and related repairers earning an average yearly salary of $44,490. Automotive service technicians and mechanics in this state earn $36,680/yr and there are 18,820 employed.
Also, within the automotive and mechanics schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from automotive and mechanics, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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