Mesa, AZ (population: 474,115) has two automotive schools within its city limits. East Valley Institute of Technology, the highest ranked school in the city with an automotive program, has a total student population of 270. It is the 1263rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 8th highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University).
Automotive students from Mesa schools who go on to become automotive technicians, automotive engineers, mechanics, automotive specialists, 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, Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles make on average $29,880 per year and there are about 17,090 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area alone, there are 190 employed electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles earning an average salary of $32,980. Automotive service technicians and mechanics in this area earn $37,400/yr and there are 8,260 employed.
Mesa lies in Maricopa county, which is one of the 15 counties in Arizona. Overall, the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area has 1,763,410 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,930 average annual salary. Thus, about 5 out of every 1000 jobs in Mesa are held by automotive service technicians and mechanics, and 0/1000 are held by electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles.
Of the 2 automotive schools in Mesa, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, East Valley Institute of Technology comes out as the most expensive ($13,392/yr) for automotive students, with Mesa Community College as the lowest, reported at only $9,090/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Mesa |
Gilbert | AZ | 243,090 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.3 miles |
Tempe | AZ | 181,658 | 9 | 21.5079 | 137 | 11.2 miles |
Chandler | AZ | 258,122 | 5 | 22.1433 | 88 | 11.2 miles |
Scottsdale | AZ | 241,464 | 7 | 18.4016 | 124 | 20.1 miles |
Phoenix | AZ | 1,635,783 | 32 | 17.3678 | 810 | 20.8 miles |
Glendale | AZ | 255,662 | 10 | 18.0628 | 241 | 28.7 miles |
Maricopa | AZ | 53,723 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.7 miles |
Avondale | AZ | 89,387 | 5 | 24.8339 | 71 | 33.5 miles |
Peoria | AZ | 168,424 | 5 | 16.2489 | 161 | 34.3 miles |
Casa Grande | AZ | 47,388 | 1 | 16.7022 | 3 | 36.7 miles |
Surprise | AZ | 104,876 | 0 | - | 0 | 45.2 miles |
Buckeye | AZ | 61,572 | 0 | - | 0 | 49.1 miles |
Prescott Valley | AZ | 41,046 | 1 | 8.12951 | 6 | 88.8 miles |
Prescott | AZ | 44,035 | 4 | 31.39 | 279 | 90.0 miles |
Tucson | AZ | 551,067 | 19 | 23.0062 | 495 | 97.8 miles |