Vehicle Maintenance & Repair at Rio Hondo College

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 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.

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Vehicle Repair (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Vehicle Repair (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Vehicle Repair
Bachelor’s Degree in Vehicle Repair

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Rankings

The vehicle repair major at RHCCD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Vehicle Maintenance & Repair. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Vehicle Repair Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Program

17% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of vehicle repair associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in vehicle repair only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in vehicle repair graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RHCCD Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor’s Program

8% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of vehicle repair bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its vehicle repair bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

The following vehicle repair concentations are available at Rio Hondo College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician	15
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	12

Electronics Maintenance & Repair

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	38,870	$80,650
Bus and Truck Mechanics	21,320	$56,830
Automotive Body Repairers	14,100	$51,320
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	12,920	$70,750

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.

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