Private for-profit · Community college

School of Automotive Machinists & Technology

Houston, Texas · Large city

#3 most selective in Texas

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Transfer rate: $28,242
Avg net price: 93%
Grad / completion: $57,529
Median earnings

School of Automotive Machinists & Technology is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Houston, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 88 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 88 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 69% admit

About Houston, Texas

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. However, the land then remained largely uninhabited from the late 1700s until settlement in the 1830s. Located in the American South, Houston is a diverse city with a large and growing international community. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 7 miles to Houston, TX
To the ocean: 26 miles
Nearest airport: 15 miles to George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) · major hub

How School of Automotive Machinists & Technology compares

Selectivity68.6%

More selective than 69% · #3 most selective of 11 in Texas

Graduation rate93%

Higher than 92% · #17 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention79%

Higher than 61%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$57,529

Higher than 95% · #8 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$28,242

Cheaper than 11% · #222 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment88

Larger than 25%

Percentiles compare School of Automotive Machinists & Technology with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White48%
Black13%
Hispanic30%
Asian1.1%
Other or multiracial9.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 88
Student–faculty ratio: 11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 41%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 30%
Median family income: $29,961
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $35,298

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $28,242

Admissions

Admission rate: 68.6%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 93%
First-year retention: 79%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $47,526
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $57,529
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$26,167

$30–48k

$27,178

$48–75k

$27,770

$75–110k

$32,175

$110k+

$33,348

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

School of Automotive Machinists & Technology funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $57,529
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 17%
Out-earn a HS grad: 72%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 94°F
Winter low: 44°F
Annual rain: 54.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Houston-Port, TX US station (12.5 mi from campus).

What School of Automotive Machinists & Technology graduates study — and earn

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

109 grads$30k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$11k debt

109$30,420$47,929$10,500 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

23 grads$43k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$16k debt

23$43,065$47,651$16,354 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr$42k 5 yr— debt

6—$41,583—

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.