Best Auto Mechanic Schools with Evening and Part-Time Classes for Working Adults Ranked for 2026

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At Lincoln Tech in Union, students move from workshop practices, gasoline engines, and electrical systems into advanced diagnostics and repair. The certificate includes service-business coursework as well as technical training. Its campus has two automotive shops and 14 repair bays, with day, afternoon, and evening program options.

If you work days, Union lets you take the 1,320-hour Automotive Service Technology certificate on an evening schedule that Lincoln plans at about 57 weeks, the same length as the day and afternoon options. The campus has two automotive shops and 14 repair bays, and the curriculum runs from workshop practices through advanced diagnostics and service-business coursework.

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Lincoln Tech’s Queens automotive diploma takes 1,560 instructional hours, with approximately 52-week day or afternoon schedules and a 78-week evening schedule. Its 60-credit curriculum combines vehicle repair with service-shop procedures and management. Training includes on-campus hands-on work, some online coursework, and courses that move from electrical foundations into drivability diagnostics.

The Queens diploma totals 1,560 instructional hours, and the evening schedule takes about 78 weeks compared with about 52 weeks by day or afternoon. Plan on roughly a year and a half of nights. Hands-on work happens on campus with some coursework online, and Shop Procedures and Shop Management courses cover repair orders and customer relations.

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Lincoln Tech's Denver campus offers a 55-credit Automotive Service Technology diploma with day, afternoon, and evening schedules planned for about 57 weeks. The curriculum covers engine performance, electrical systems, diagnostics, drivetrain, heating and air conditioning, and steering and suspension. Denver also offers Automotive Service Management Technology and Mopar CAP training, with instruction in a 60-bay, 18-lift facility.

Denver plans its 55-credit diploma at about 57 weeks on day, afternoon, or evening schedules, so choosing nights does not add months to your timeline. The Denver campus lists 60 bays, 18 lifts, and engine and chassis dynamometers, and Mopar CAP training is available if you want Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, or Ram work as a specialty.

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Lincoln's Columbia Automotive Service Technology certificate takes approximately 58 weeks and includes 1,320 instructional hours. You can choose day, afternoon, or evening scheduling, with practical instruction on campus and some coursework online. The course sequence includes engine construction, electrical systems, powertrain electronics, diagnostics, and the service skills needed to document repairs and explain them to customers.

Columbia's certificate runs 49 semester credits and 1,320 instructional hours over roughly 58 weeks, with day, afternoon, and evening scheduling. Hands-on work takes place on campus while some coursework is delivered online, which keeps campus time focused on shop work. Electrical and engine courses include writing repair orders, a habit shops expect from working technicians.

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Advanced Training Institute’s Las Vegas automotive diploma takes 1,200 clock hours and can be completed in 14 months. Morning, afternoon, and evening schedules meet approximately five hours per day Monday through Thursday. Students train through ATI’s Mopar CAP partnership, prepare for emissions-inspection work, and receive a tool kit at graduation.

ATI meets about five hours a day, Monday through Thursday, in morning, afternoon, or evening blocks, which leaves Fridays open for a job. The 1,200-clock-hour diploma can be finished in 14 months. Engine Performance II prepares you for Nevada's 1G emissions-inspector credential, and graduates receive a tool kit when they complete the diploma.

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NYADI’s 2026–2027 catalog lists a 60-credit Automotive Technology AOS and a 45-credit Automotive Service Technology certificate. Both cover core automotive repair, with full-time and part-time schedules. The AOS adds general education and Hybrid Electric Drive Technology, while engine-repair coursework pairs lectures with measurement, disassembly, and rebuilding in the laboratory.

NYADI publishes part-time timelines for both credentials in its 2026 to 2027 catalog: the 45-credit certificate takes about 18 months part time against 11 full time, and the 60-credit Automotive Technology AOS takes about 25 months against 15. The AOS adds general education and Hybrid Electric Drive Technology, and engine repair pairs lectures with lab rebuilding.

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De Anza College offers daytime and evening automotive credentials, including an Automotive Service and Repair AS introduced in spring 2026. Introductory and evening classes also have tuition-free noncredit options. Evening students can work on hybrid and plug-in vehicles from several manufacturers, making the department useful for both beginners exploring the trade and technicians adding skills.

De Anza lists evening routes in four subject areas, including options for apprentices and working technicians. Introductory and evening classes also have noncredit options with no tuition, a low-risk way to test the trade before committing. Evening students get hands-on practice with hybrid and plug-in vehicles from Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Nissan, and Toyota.

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Tulsa Technology Center teaches Automotive Service Technician at its Broken Arrow Campus. Adult paths include an eighteen-month morning or afternoon schedule, a twelve-month evening schedule, and a nine-month daytime schedule. The program is accredited by the ASE Education Foundation. Its published adult budget includes a separate estimate for tools, supplies, and certifications, and graduates may pursue college credit through prior-learning assessment.

Adult students at the Broken Arrow Campus can choose an 18-month morning or afternoon schedule, a 12-month evening schedule, or a nine-month daytime session. Evening classes run Monday through Thursday from 3:50 to 9:50 p.m. The program is ASE Education Foundation accredited, and Tulsa Tech estimates adult tools, supplies, and certifications at $4,532 beyond tuition.

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Western Technical College’s Automotive Technology degree uses an 80/20 hybrid format: 80% classroom and shop, 20% online, with day, afternoon, and evening schedules designed around a 19-month completion. The program covers eight ASE areas and adds manufacturer training through Ford ACE, GM STEP, Mopar, Subaru, and Toyota, plus a pre-graduation internship opportunity.

Western Tech's Automotive Technology degree is designed around 19 months on day, afternoon, or evening schedules, with 80% of training in the classroom and shop and 20% online. That blend is useful when your shifts change. The degree covers eight ASE areas and lists Ford ACE, GM STEP, Mopar, Subaru University, and Toyota TECS opportunities.

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Pennco Tech's Blackwood automotive route pairs mechanical repair with computerized diagnosis and hybrid-vehicle training. Its equipment list includes Hunter alignment systems, diagnostic scanners, and refrigerant-recovery units. Day and evening classes are available, and the school gives a 39-week program duration.

Blackwood runs its automotive program in 39 weeks with a choice of day or evening classes, and admission needs a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. Training includes hybrid-vehicle instruction, Hunter alignment racks, diagnostic scan tools, and Mitchell OnDemand and ALLDATA service information, so night students handle the same equipment technicians use on the job.

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TCAT Murfreesboro teaches Automotive Service Technology at its Smyrna Campus. The 1,296-hour diploma takes approximately 12 months, with a weekday day schedule or a Monday-through-Thursday afternoon/evening schedule. Students can earn Undercar Specialist and Automotive Service Apprentice certificates before completing the diploma.

TCAT Murfreesboro's 1,296-hour diploma takes about 12 months, and the night option meets Monday through Thursday from 1 to 9 p.m. at the Smyrna Campus. The overview lists $4,623 for tuition and fees plus $2,177 for textbooks and supplies. Undercar Specialist (432 hours) and Automotive Service Apprentice (864 hours) credentials come before the full diploma.

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ATC’s Warminster campus provides Automotive Technology with a part-time evening route of about 84 weeks. The evening program covers the same kinds of repair topics as the daytime route with fewer total course hours and less repetition of assignments. Students practice on live vehicles and learn alignment, tire-service, brake, and drivetrain procedures.

ATC's Warminster evening route runs about 84 weeks against about 64 for days. The school says evening training has fewer course hours because task assignments repeat less, a tradeoff worth knowing before you enroll. Sessions split between classroom and live-vehicle practice with ASE-certified instructors, including Hunter computerized alignment and run-flat tire equipment.

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MTTI offers the same 900-hour automotive diploma through a 30-week daytime schedule or a 75-week evening schedule. At least half of your training time is spent in the shop diagnosing and repairing cars. Tools are supplied for classroom use, and the school says successful completion counts as a year of work experience toward ASE certification.

MTTI delivers the same 900-hour diploma in 30 weeks of full-time days or 75 weeks of part-time evenings. At least half of training time is in the shop on live repair work, and MTTI supplies a tool set for use in class. The school says completing the program counts as one year of work experience toward ASE certification.

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Chattahoochee Technical College offers an Automotive Technology associate degree, diploma, and multiple technical certificates at its Appalachian and Marietta campuses. Its page highlights brake systems and engine performance among the courses, and lists pathways in transmissions, electrical systems, engine repair, climate control, chassis, and hybrid/electric repair.

Chattahoochee offers its automotive classes during day and evening hours, and the program leads to an associate degree, a diploma, or short certificates in transmissions, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, climate control, chassis, and hybrid and electric repair. Those stackable certificates let you add one skill area at a time while you stay employed.

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Emily Griffith Technical College's Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies program is a full-time five-month or part-time ten-month route at its Branch Campus. The published cost is $8,500, and the schedule includes daytime and evening options. Emily Griffith says 38 credits will likely transfer to Front Range Community College toward an Automotive Technology AAS.

Emily Griffith's Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies program takes five months full time or ten months part time, with part-time blocks in the morning, afternoon, or evening from 5 to 9 p.m. The listed cost is $8,500 and the program is eligible for financial aid. About 38 credits will likely transfer toward a Front Range Community College automotive AAS.

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Texarkana College’s 60-credit automotive AAS puts a two-credit internship and hybrid or battery-electric diagnostics in the second year. The catalog lists hybrid delivery, with day and night scheduling that varies by semester, and finishes the degree plan with an 18-credit general education term.

Texarkana's 60-credit automotive AAS is delivered in a hybrid format, with day or night scheduling that varies by semester and full-time or part-time study. A two-credit internship and a hybrid and battery-electric diagnostics course fall in the second year. The final term carries 18 credits of general education, so schedule that semester before you cut work hours.

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Perry Technical Institute’s automotive program runs for 12 months and 1,344 clock hours, with day and night options in Yakima. Its 2026–2027 outline totals 76.5 credits and covers gasoline and light-vehicle diesel systems. Training concludes with an off-campus externship or an on-campus capstone, and the catalog caps the student-to-instructor ratio at 18 to one.

Perry presents its night option as a way to study while keeping your daytime responsibilities. The program runs 12 months and 1,344 clock hours in Yakima and ends with a four-credit, 121-hour externship or an on-campus capstone. It is ASE Education Foundation accredited, caps the student-to-instructor ratio at 18 to one, and prepares you for Section 609 refrigerant certification.

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Gwinnett Technical College's Automotive Technology program trains students on current cars and trucks at the Lawrenceville campus, with day and evening class scheduling and fall or spring entry. The program is ASE-NATEF accredited and offers the Nissan Technician Training Academy as a specialized path for students targeting Nissan and Infiniti dealerships.

Gwinnett's Automotive Technology program at the Lawrenceville campus offers day and evening scheduling with fall or spring entry, so a missed fall deadline does not cost you a year. It is accredited through NATEF and ASE. Degree-level students can declare an interest in the Nissan Technician Training Academy if they want to work at Nissan and Infiniti dealerships.

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$2,568

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Davis Technical College’s 20-credit automotive certificate takes about 10 months at 15 hours per week, with biweekly starts and morning, afternoon, and evening blocks. The college estimates adult costs at $2,478. Applicants need a valid driver’s license and qualifying reading and arithmetic assessments or waivers; adult students also need a high school diploma or equivalent.

Davis Tech's 20-credit certificate takes about 10 months at 15 hours a week, and one of its Monday through Thursday blocks runs 6 to 9 p.m. Starts are biweekly. The adult cost estimate is $2,478 including tuition, fees, and materials. Applicants need Accuplacer scores of at least 240 in reading and arithmetic, or a waiver, plus a driver's license.

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Glendale Community College offers an Automotive Service AAS with general day and evening routes plus Ford ASSET and GM ASEP pathways. GM ASEP divides each semester between intensive classes and paid dealership work on current GM vehicles. Automotive instruction takes place in the Dr. Phillip D. Randolph Automotive Technology Center.

Glendale's Automotive Service AAS (64 to 77 credits) includes an evening general program alongside a modular accelerated daytime option, so working students are not limited to the sponsored tracks. Ford ASSET and GM ASEP are separate routes with their own dealership requirements. Teaching takes place in the Dr. Phillip D. Randolph Automotive Technology Center.

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$2,328

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Pennco Tech’s Bristol campus offers Automotive Technology with day and evening scheduling. Its 39-week program combines vehicle repair with hybrid-vehicle instruction and the information systems technicians use to diagnose faults. Students work with electronic service references, wheel-alignment equipment, and refrigerant recovery machinery.

Bristol runs the same 39-week Automotive Technology program as Pennco Tech's Blackwood campus, with daytime or evening class options. Students use Mitchell OnDemand and ALLDATA service information, Hunter laser alignment equipment, diagnostic scanners, and R-134a recovery machines, and the program includes hybrid-vehicle training for evening students who want current-technology skills.

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Oklahoma Technical College’s automotive program can be completed in as little as nine months, with day and evening classes. Courses combine online and on-campus instruction, and the college describes its average automotive class as 75% lab and 25% classroom work. The program prepares students for nine ASE exam areas and provides an instructor-selected entry-level toolkit upon completion.

Oklahoma Technical College's automotive program can be finished in as little as nine months with day and evening classes. Courses combine online and campus instruction, and the college describes its average automotive class as 75% lab. The curriculum prepares you for nine ASE exam areas, and instructors select an entry-level toolkit you receive on completion.

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Athens Technical College offers automotive certificates, diplomas, and an associate degree at its Athens campus. ASE Education Foundation accreditation accompanies separate classroom and lab areas for electrical work, brakes, and alignments. Night classes cover the Automotive Fundamentals diploma; the full Automotive Technology diploma and associate degree require some daytime attendance.

Athens Tech's night classes cover the Automotive Fundamentals diploma, a practical first step for someone who works days. The full Automotive Technology diploma and the associate degree require some daytime attendance, so plan accordingly. The program is ASE Education Foundation accredited, with separate classroom and lab areas for electrical work, brakes, and alignments.

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$2,568

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Coastal Carolina Community College’s automotive diploma requires 48 credits over fall, spring, and summer. Its chassis and powertrain maintenance courses each include six weekly lab hours, while summer study also covers automotive management. The program has limited enrollment. Students seeking a smaller evening route can take the 13-credit automotive certificate, which combines electrical, brakes, safety and emissions, and management coursework.

Coastal Carolina offers a 13-credit evening automotive certificate spanning fall, spring, and summer, covering electricity, safety and emissions, brakes, and automotive management. It is the smaller commitment next to the 48-credit diploma. The catalog notes that automotive programs are limited enrollment and may have application deadlines, so apply early.

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$2,432

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Dallas College's Automotive Career Technician degree combines a five-term course plan with two co-op or practicum choices. The program is offered at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, and Eastfield, with campus options and start terms varying.

Dallas College is the one program here that lists Friday and Saturday automotive classes, which suits you if your job holds weekdays. The A.A.S. requires at least 60 credits across five terms at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, and Eastfield, with schedules varying by campus. Dallas estimates $5,940 in tuition for county residents completing the two-year degree.

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$4,662

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