Which New York vehicle maintenance and repair program has the lowest debt?

Suffolk County Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $7,000, with first-year pay of $42,496.

How much do vehicle maintenance and repair graduates earn in New York?

The median across 11 New York vehicle maintenance and repair associate's programs is $43,046 in the first year after graduating and $56,578 five years after.

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (Associate's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many vehicle maintenance and repair associate's programs are in New York?

11 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

11 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Associate's in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York vehicle maintenance and repair associate's program pays its graduates $43,046 in their first year, $386 less than the national median. SUNY Morrisville reports the highest first-year pay ($47,396), and Suffolk County Community College the lowest median debt ($7,000).

Median first-year pay$43,046National $43,432

Median pay after 5 years$56,578National $52,420

Median federal debt$11,563National $12,000

Debt-to-earnings26%National 27%

All 11 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville · public	$47,396	$52,641	$12,000	25%
2	Columbia-Greene Community CollegeHudson · public	$46,236	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy · public	$43,799	$59,676	$10,275	23%
4	Monroe Community CollegeRochester · public	$43,272	$58,299	$11,125	26%
5	Erie Community CollegeBuffalo · public	$43,237	Not reported	$11,000	25%
6	New York Automotive and Diesel InstituteJamaica · private for-profit	$43,046	Not reported	$20,674	48%
7	Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden · public	$42,496	$73,505	$7,000	16%
8	SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred · public	$41,994	$56,578	$12,000	29%
9	Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing · private nonprofit	$40,857	$67,121	$20,000	49%
10	Rockland Community CollegeSuffern · public	$37,262	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
11	Bronx Community CollegeBronx · public	$29,047	$55,504	Not reported	Not reported

Columbia-Greene Community College, Rockland Community College, and Bronx Community College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York vehicle maintenance and repair program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

SUNY Morrisville$47,396
Columbia-Greene Community College$46,236
Hudson Valley Community College$43,799
Monroe Community College$43,272
Erie Community College$43,237

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to vehicle maintenance and repair, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$54,120

Median pay in New York. 32,020 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $35,470Top 10%: $91,490

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

$91,150

Median pay in New York. 26,930 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $59,750Top 10%: $137,730

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

$70,100

Median pay in New York. 13,230 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $48,360Top 10%: $90,090

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

$48,000

Median pay in New York. 3,270 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 15,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $37,510Top 10%: $77,850

Common questions

SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville reports the highest median first-year pay, $47,396. Its median federal debt is $12,000.

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked130 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the vehicle maintenance and repair associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024