Auto Body and Collision Schools in Kentucky

3 schools in Kentucky reported auto body graduates for 2023-24, 38 awards in all. Sorted by number of graduates.

Licensing in Kentucky

Requirements are set by Kentucky (and sometimes your city), not by the school. Look up the current rules for collision repair technicians on CareerOneStop's License Finder for Kentucky. General path: Auto Body and Collision Schools overview.

BLS puts the median annual wage for automotive body and related repairers in Kentucky at $46,080 (middle 80% from $28,360 to $80,770), May 2025. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Questions, answered from the data

How many auto body and collision schools are there in Kentucky?

3 schools in Kentucky reported auto body graduates to the Department of Education for 2023-24, 38 awards in all (38 undergraduate certificates).

How much does auto body school cost in Kentucky?

At schools that price by program, public two-year colleges teaching it charge a median $4,872 a year in-state (2025-26). Grants and aid lower what most students pay.

How much does a collision repair technician make in Kentucky?

The BLS median annual wage for automotive body and related repairers in Kentucky was $46,080 in May 2025; the lowest-paid 10% earned under $28,360 and the top 10% over $80,770.

What do auto body graduates earn right after school?

Across 3 schools in Kentucky with College Scorecard data, the median of their graduates' median earnings one year after a certificate was $39,283. Scorecard reports this for the broader program family and only for federally aided graduates.

All trade schools in Kentucky

Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. How we build this list.