Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Polk State College

If you plan to study vehicle maintenance & repair, take a look at what Polk State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and approximately 9,961 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair section at the bottom of this page.

Polk State Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Vehicle Repair

Polk State Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at Polk State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the vehicle repair majors at Polk State College.

Polk State Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Polk State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in vehicle repair graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Polk State College with a associate's in vehicle repair.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Polk State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	4

Careers That Vehicle Repair Grads May Go Into

A degree in vehicle repair can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	45,770	$39,990
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	30,220	$61,120
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	13,100	$63,040
Bus and Truck Mechanics	12,880	$46,610
Automotive Body Repairers	8,990	$41,600

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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